1 . Kelvin Doe is a child from a very poor district of Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital city. The area is in such _________ shape that the lights only come up once a week. At the age of 10, he started _________ rubbish dumps (垃圾场) for small electronic parts after school. Then he would spend his time _________ how they work. _________ he was very young and didn’t receive traditional engineering education, this didn’t _________ Doe’s dream of helping solve the local problems in his community.

At the age of 13, after he tired many times, he finally _________ a generator (发电机) using ma-terials he had _________ around the house or from rubbish dumps. From then on, Kelvin Doe became a completely _________ engineer. He then built a radio station by using recycled materials. He repor-ted news and played music under the 49 of_______ DJ Focus and ____________ his friends as workers in the station. “They call me DJ Focus. I am confident. I always ____________ if I focus, I can complete any-thing seeming to be ____________ ,” Doe said in a You Tube video.

He had ____________ been more than 10 miles from his home in Freetown until he attended a national invention competition. There, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ____________ such a smart boy. David Sengeh, a PhD student at MIT, recognized his amazing ____________ right away. “Doe’s story is very ____________. He made a generator because he ____________ it,” Sengeh said. “Doe’s ____________ in the You Tube video have had a big ____________ on me and on millions of people all over the world. In Sierra Leone, other young people suddenly feel they can be ____________ Doe.” Kelvin was later invited to give a talk in 2012 to Harvard Students. “Creativity can be found in places where one does not expect to find it,” said Kelvin during the talk.

1.

A．attractive

B．simple

C．interesting

D．bad

2.

A．mistaking

B．designing

C．searching

D．exchanging

3.

A．studying

B．explaining

C．discussing

D．considering

4.

A．If

B．Although

C．Once

D．Since

5.

A．show

B．wake

C．stop

D．mention

6.

A．refused

B．created

C．repaired

D．mixed

7.

A．recycled

B．divided

C．stolen

D．borrowed

8.

A．warm-hearted

B．easy-going

C．hard-working

D．self-taught

9.

A．protection

B．guidance

C．control

D．name

10.

A．employed

B．served

C．regarded

D．treated

11.

A．wish

B．believe

C．predict

D．worry

12.

A．impossible

B．imperfect

C．unreasonable

D．unfinished

13.

A．already

B．just

C．never

D．always

14.

A．discovered

B．educated

C．saved

D．introduced

15.

A．suggestions

B．practice

C．goals

D．experiences

16.

A．true

B．encouraging

C．pitiful

D．amusing

17.

A．sold

B．researched

C．recognized

D．needed

18.

A．dream

B．advertisements

C．words

D．plan

19.

A．expectation

B．impression

C．influence

D．pressures

20.

A．beside

B．against

C．for

D．like

2 . Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of the most influential (有影响力的) presidents in American history.     1     He served more than 12 years. He led the nation through one of its worst wars.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in 1882 into a rich and important family in Hyde park, New York. He was the only child of James and Sara Roosevelt.     2     In the next 11 years, they had six children.

In 1921, his doctors discovered that he got a serious disease. He lost the use of his legs. Many Americans thought the sickness would end Franklin Roosevelt’s dreams.     3     He showed an inner strength that people respected. Franklin Roosevelt always appeared strong and friendly in public. He loved to laugh and enjoyed life.

In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt became one of the most loved presidents in the history of the country.     4     So, he talked to the American people by radio to explain what action was being taken and what he planned for the future.

President Roosevelt ran for re-election (重新当选) in 1936. In 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was re-elected.     5     Franklin Delano Roosevelt was re-elected president for the fourth time in 1944 because most Americans believed the country should not change its leader in the middle of a war.

President Roosevelt did not live to see the end of the Second World War. He died on April 20, 1945.

A．But they were wrong.

B．He was elected president four times.

C．Franklin married Eleanor Roosevelt in 1905.

D．His family name was well-known all over the world.

E．He said the government would certainly win the war.

F．He tried to build a close relationship with the American people.

G．He was the only president to win a third term in the White House.

3 . Humans will come to love robots like they are family rather than consider them as the enemy, according to Sir Nigel Shadbolt, a professor of computer science at Oxford University. He says we are entering an age when robots will act as carers for the elderly and friends for lonely children. He also says that the fear that robots will destroy humans is baseless.

Sir Nigel Shadbolt also made the comments at the Hay Festival of Literature &Arts in Wales. “Do robots threaten (威胁) humans? Certainly, anything you see in Hollywood describes them that way,” he said. “They are usually mad, bad and dangerous. Basically, you don’t want to get too close to them. But this is to misunderstand where the real problem lies. It is not robots that should scare you. It is natural stupidity.”

The principal of Jesus College, Oxford, said he did understand why people were concerned about rapidly smartening robots, “Indeed, people begin to worry that the machines are going to wake up and that they are going to become super-capable (超能力的). I want to tell you that they are not.”

Instead of computers seeking to get closer to humans, Sir Nigel Shadbolt believes it will be the other way round, with humans wanting to build meaningful relationships with the machines. “It will not be long before these robots are the friends that grow up with our children and that look after us in elder care,” Sir Nigel Shadbolt said. “It doesn’t matter that there’s nobody at home but a very good robot.” Sir Nigel Shadbolt mentioned the video that appeared earlier this week about the burial of robot dogs in Japan. Mourners (悼念者) believe their robots have a soul that needs to be put to rest and they are much-loved members of the family.

1. Sir Nigel Shadbolt thinks it is unnecessary for people to________.

A．make use of robots	B．feel scared of robots
C．doubt the role of robots	D．study the development of robots

2. According to Sir Nigel Shadbolt, what actually causes people’s worry about robots?

A．Natural stupidity.	B．Hollywood movies.
C．The advertisements for robots.	D．The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts.

3. What does Sir Nigel Shadbolt think will happen to robots in the near future?

A．They will be buried by their users.

B．They will offer to chat with us.

C．They will become our soul mates.

D．They will have closer relationships with humans.

4. Which of the following could be the best title of the text?

A．Lovely Robot Dog	B．The Greatest Robot
C．Future New Family Member	D．Possible Enemy of Mankind

4 . The Inuit (因纽特人) live in the far north of Alaska. It is a cold and snowy place. Yet people have survived there for thousands of years. The Inuit have many ancient cultural traditions. However, their way of life has changed. For example, people now have video games and televisions. Young people prefer these to their cultural traditions. Now, the customs and traditions of the Inuit are disappearing. But people are trying to find ways to continue indigenous (土著的) traditions in Alaska. One of these groups is the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.

The Cook Inlet Tribal Council wanted to teach young Inuit people about their traditional stories and cultural history. So they decided to make an educational video game. They began working with Sean Vesce of K-Line Media. He had created many successful video games. Vesce and the Cook Inlet Tribal Council created the world’s first indigenous video game. They called this game Never Alone. Vesce describes the game to the news organization NPR：

“The main story is based on a traditional story called Kunuuksaayuka. It is the story of a snow-storm that never ends. This blizzard is causing a family some problems. In the traditional tale, the son wants to find what is causing this unusual weather. The story goes that this boy goes out. After some time, he finds the cause of the blizzard. He finds a way to stop the blizzard by using his intelligence.”

Soon after the game came on the market, people could play Never Alone. It won many awards. And many gamers gave Never Alone good comments. They said it beautifully designed and interesting play. But the game is also reaching its goal of connecting people to traditional culture.

1. Never Alone was created to________.

A．please young Inuit people	B．retell a traditional Inuit story
C．keep indigenous tradition alive	D．show the changes of Inuit people

2. Why was Sean Vesce chosen to create Never Alone?

A．He was familiar with indigenous traditions.

B．He is experienced in creating games.

C．He was very good at playing video games.

D．He had created indigenous video games before.

3. The underlined word “blizzard” in Paragraph 3 means “________”.

A．rain	B．wind
C．snowstorm	D．story

4. The purpose of the last paragraph is to tell us________.

A．Never Alone is on the market

B．Never Alone is quite successful

C．more comments are needled on Never Alone

D．people have just started to play Never Alone

5 . It was past midnight when I saw an email that told me that I had been accepted into Interna-tional Summer School at Oslo University, Norway. I woke up everyone at home to tell them that I would be one often five hundred students visiting this beautiful Scandinavian country for ten weeks on a full scholarship (奖学金). My parents were delighted but anxious about how I’d manage on my own in a foreign land for the first time.

The day I left the county was packed with excitement and nervousness. I slept through the long flight and woke up to the announcement that we had come to Oslo Airport. Now, if I were in India, I would have taken a taxi to my destination, but my online research had taught me that in Oslo, tak-ing a taxi would be considered as a wasteful way. So I took the subway to the university. Upon my arrival, I was told that my room had been arranged and my roommate had settled in. My roommate was a Chinese student, who became my first friend. Though it was sunny outside, I was tired. I re-alized it was close to midnight. Sunsets during summer are very late in Norway.

I was to study a course on International Development and the class had students from 20 different countries, I worked with my classmates on group projects. Team work brought us closer as a u-nit. We realized we shared similar dreams about our future. Oslo is a city that has an excellent pub-lic transport system. One can get to a sandy beach ora forest within minutes. In our free time, we went for hikes and I realized how much I loved being outdoors. I learnt to read maps and picked up Norwegian. The hardest part was getting used to eating dinner at 5:00 pm.

I grew up and into myself during this trip. I came back to my hometown with a bagful of happy memories including my new friends who had helped me and walked with me in this beautiful country.

1. Why did the author woke up his parents?

A．He had a frightening dream.	B．He was too excited to fall asleep.
C．He wanted to share some good news.	D．He got an email from his brother abroad.

2. The author’s parents were worried that he couldn’t________.

A．get a full scholarship	B．take good care of himself
C．learn more about a foreign land	D．communicate with Norwegians well

3. What can we infer about the author from the passage?

A．He hardly spoke Norwegian.

B．He felt terribly homesick in Norway.

C．He caused many misunderstandings at first.

D．He got along quite well with other students.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The author’s travel experience in Europe.

B．The author’s friendship with a Chinese student.

C．The author’s first experience of overseas study.

D．The author’s most unforgettable summer holiday.

6 . Does your kid want to take a music class in the city? Here are some good ones for you to choose from.

Sing And Dance With Me

Time: Monday, 4:00 PM—4:45 PM from 09/17/19 to 11/26/19

Teacher: Alex “Tiappa” Klimovitsky

Birth to 5 years: Take a journey into Spanish language and its cultures through the magical world of music. With this class, you can sing, dance and play along to the amazing sounds and rhythms (韵律) with your child. It’s designed for Spanish beginners and native speakers alike.

Music In English

Time: Monday, 9:30 AM—10:15 AM from 09/17/19 to 11/26/19

Teacher: Jacques Stewart

Birth to 5 years: Music is taught only in English. Children at different levels take part in their own classes by singing, moving, changing, listening, and exploring musical instruments. Some games related to music are played at times. Children in one class are of the same age.

Music Class For Mixed Ages

Time: Saturday, 10:30 AM—11:15 AM from 09/22/19 to 12/08/19

Teacher: Liz Richter

Birth to 5 years: Children of different ages enjoy class together. Many childhood educators con-sider mixed-age groupings good and the processes of music development throughout different ages are similar.

Music Together ® With Some Mandarin (普通话)

Time: Tuesday, 4:30 PM—5:15 PM from 09/18/19 to 11/27/19

Teacher: Qing Yanyu

Birth to 5 years: This class is just like our basic mixed-age music class in English with some Mandarin mixed in. Some of the songs will have poems in Mandarin. It is an opportunity for families who would like to take their children to another language in a fun and relaxing environment!

1. The class Sing And Dance With Me is intended for________.

A．Adults wanting to learn Spanish songs

B．Children interested in difficult dancing

C．Natives beginners loving Spanish cultures

D．Teenagers wanting to improve their Spanish

2. Whose class would a kid loving Chinese cultures choose?

A．Liz Richter’s.	B．Qing Yanyu’s.
C．Jacques Stewart’s.	D．Alex “Tiappa” Klimovitsky’s.

3. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To give lips on music learning.

B．To advertise some music classes.

C．To encourage learning foreign languages.

D．To show lie importance of music learning.

7 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。

Using social media too much and posting many selfies （自拍照)have caused a rise in narcissism，according    1     a new study.Narcissism is when someone becomes very self-centred and believes they are quite attractive.They want attention and likes from other people and think they are    2     ( good) than everyone else.Researchers at universities in Swansea and Milan studied how 74 people aged 18 to 34 used social media and    3     (look) at how their personality(性格〉changed. The researchers found that those    4     used social media    5     ( heavy)through posting selfies showed an average 25% increase in narcissism over the four months of the study.

Professor Phil Reed，from the Department of Psychology at Swansea University，said:“There have been    6     (suggestion) of connections between narcissism and the use of selfies on social media but    7     was not known if using social media was connected with narcissism until this study.The results of this study suggest that posting selfies can increase narcissism. Professor Reed said that about 20 per cent of people may be at risk of    8     (develop)narcissism. This is because they want     9     (get) attention from other people after they post a selfie and show others how    10     (they) life is better or how they are more attractive.

8 . Do you ever wonder how the apple got from the tree to your hands? In most cases，apples travel a long way to get from where they were grown to the places where people buy them.

    1     Apple growers have hundreds of trees. The farm workers pick the apples off the trees and put them into large bags or boxes. Workers on another part of the farm sort the apples by size and type. All the green Granny Smith apples go in one bin (大箱子).     2     Then the apples are placed in big，wooden boxes and loaded(装载)onto trucks.The trucks carry the boxes of apples off the farm.

    3     But most apples arrive at one of many warehouses(仓库).In some warehouses，the apples are made into applesauce(苹果酱) or Juice.In other warehouses，the apples are washed,sorted，and put into bags or smaller boxes.

The warehouses sell the apples to stores all over the country.     4     They tell the warehouse how much of each kind of apples they want to buy.The warehouse then packs the orders of apples on to large trucks.     5     This keeps the apples fresh until they are sent to the stores.

When the trucks reach the stores，workers unload the orders.They count the boxes and check to make sure that the apples are in good condition.Finally，the workers place the apples on the store shelves.Customers choose the apples they want to buy.

A．The pink Gala apples go in another.

B．Sometimes the apples go to nearby stores.

C．The journey of an apple begins on the farm.

D．The trucks are cold inside，just like a refrigerator.

E．Maybe you think about how healthy an apple is to eat.

F．Buyers from the stores place an order with the warehouse.

G．The apple you eat may be from a warehouse thousands of miles away.

9 . I've discovered the joy of a new thing. Online grocery shopping. But I actually enjoy going to the supermarket.

Seems I'm not the only one，only about 3% of people do grocery shopping online，compared with around 30 % who shop for clothes and electronics. I was interested，so I decided to do my own very unscientific research.

Step one: I talked to a small group of friends about their preferences.One mother described it as the happiest thing in her week when she was stuck at home with two small kids and handsome young men would arrive at the door bearing groceries.Seems busy mums are very much in favour of home deliveries(送货).

Step two: sign up and try it myself. My choice was Aussie-owned Countdown.

I managed to do the whole shop in about 15 minutes. The only problem is that you have to place an order of at least $ 50 and pay the seemingly standard $ 15 delivery fee. But given the cost of groceries，who has ever left a supermarket spending less than $ 50? l was impressed Countdown offered same-day delivery on a Sunday when I placed my order at 9:30 am.

Sure enough，at about 2:30 pm，I got a phone call from a delightful courier chap（快递员)called Ian，who told me he was at my house with the groceries and was leaving them on the back deck. Two minutes later he called again saying he'd left the groceries in the house because we'd left the backdoor wide open.He even offered to lock the house up and put the key some where safe.

I have a real fear that we will more and more quickly move to online shopping for everything and shops will become something of the past.

As a teenager，hanging around the shops on a Saturday with friends is what we did.So even though I enjoy the experience of online grocery shopping，perhaps I'll just stick with my regular trips to my local New World to keep real shops alive a bit longer.

1. What did the mother mentioned in Paragraph 3 think of online grocery shopping?

A．She loved it.	B．She was against it.
C．She would give it a try.	D．She had no interest in it.

2. What did the author like most about online Countdown?

A．Its high quality groceries.	B．Its low delivery fees.
C．Its good service.	D．Its low prices.

3. Why does the author prefer supermarket shopping?

A．She finds it much easier.	B．She can save more money
C．She has a fond feeling for it.	D．She had a bad online shopping experience.

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

A．Is Online Shopping Popular?	B．The Joy of Grocery Shopping
C．The Future of Online Shopping	D．Is Supermarket Shopping Dying?

10 . In the United States，many teachers keep fish，hamsters(仓鼠)，and other animals in their classrooms.Teachers say students learn important lessons from the animals.More than 70 percent of teachers who have classroom pets say the animals help students learn responsibility.Research also shows that classroom pets can reduce stress.

“Pets can comfort kids who are having a bad day,”says Lisa Robbins，who works fora group called Pets in the Classroom.

But others think pets should be expelled from classrooms. In January，the Durango School District in Colorado began following a no-pet policy(政策).Now animals can be brought into Durango schools for certain lessons，but they can't stay.Officials were worried that animals might create problems for kids with allergies(过敏症).They were also concerned about the animals getting proper care.

Here's what two of our readers think.

Having classroom pets gives students a fun way to learn about animals. In my class last year，we had a class pet named Elliot.Our teacher also used him to teach us about different subjects.For example，in math，we calculated (计算)how much it costs to feed Elliot for a year.

Pets also help kids learn how to work as a team. My classmates and I took turns feeding Elliot and cleaning his tank,

If teachers are worried about students with allergies，they could get pets that don't have fur.

—D' Lasia Mays，Texas

Classroom pets can take away valuable class time.Some students might have a hard time focusing on the teacher when there are animals in the room.

Plus，having a classroom pet can cause safety problems. You never know how an animal will react to students.Even a cute little hamster might hurt a kid who sticks his or her hand in its cage.

—Patrick McKinney，Ohio

1. What does the underlined word " expelled”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Allowed.	B．Removed.
C．Protected.	D．Educated.

2. What has happened in Durango schools?

A．Classroom pets are not allowed at schools.

B．Animals are not allowed at schools.

C．Many teachers have pets without fur.

D．Many students are allergic to animals.

3. What does D' Lasia Mays think of Elliot?

A．He needs special training.	B．He needs more proper care.
C．He has educational value for kids.	D．He is not only lovely but very smart.

4. Who is against having classroom pets?

A．The author.	B．Lisa Robbins.
C．Patrick McKinney.	D．D' Lasia Mays’ teacher.