1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How old is Waldramina Maclovia?

A．79 years old.

B．104 years old.

C．110 years old.

2. Through whom did Waldramina meet her husband?

A．Her sister.

B．Her cousin.

C．Her sister’s husband.

3. How many grandchildren does the couple have?

A．5.

B．9.

C．11.

4. What can we know about the couple?

A．They always respect each other.

B．Their marriage was blessed by their relatives.

C．They seldom face any difficulties.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is Jenny’s hobby?

A．Painting.

B．Reading.

C．Traveling.

2. What picture is Jenny working on now?

A．The Eiffel Tower.

B．The Great Wall.

C．A Swiss mountain.

3. What does the man say about Jenny’s works?

A．They contain many details.

B．They are well-designed.

C．They should be bigger.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman going to do this Saturday?

A．Go on a business trip.

B．Attend a party.

C．Work overtime.

2. Who does the man advise the woman to ask for help?

A．Her neighbors.

B．The kids’ teacher.

C．The kids’ grandparents.

3. What does the man say about nannies (保姆) here?

A．They are common.

B．They have no certificate.

C．They’re more expensive for full-time care.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What was Clara’s worst travel experience?

A．Losing her way in Paris.

B．Losing her passport abroad.

C．Waiting for ages in a café.

2. How did Clara solve the problem at last?

A．Calling the police.

B．Asking her friends for help.

C．Asking the embassy for help.

5 . On Thursday, June 28th, California passed the country’s toughest online laws. Starting January 1st, 2020, this law will allow consumers to ask an online organization what data is being held about them, why they require this data, and if there is any other company the organization will be sharing the data with. They can also request the removal of this information, and choose not to take part in the sale of personal data.

Many people reacted very favorably towards this new law, but big organizations like Google are against it. So why did California decide to create stricter online laws?

A man named Alastair Mactaggart, who is a real estate developer, spent more than 3 million dollars and secured more than 600,000 signatures on a ballot initiative. Ballot initiatives are petitions (请愿书) that are put to a public vote after receiving a certain number of signatures.

In an article from National Public Radio, Mactaggart recalled the moment when he became a privacy advocate. About four years ago, during a party, he asked a Google engineer whether he should be worried about his online privacy. The engineer responded by saying that “If you just knew how much we know about you, you’d be really worried.”

California’s lawmakers, to his relief, rushed to pass the bill. The law that was passed in June was close enough to the ballot initiative so Mactaggart agreed to withdraw it.

People believe that this new law will make companies more accountable for how they handle their information. However, it is not without loopholes (漏洞).

Under this new law, companies won’t be able to sell people’s personal information, but they can still “share” it. In the next few months, this new law could be modified. Companies such as Google are constantly trying to change the law in their favor, since data is a huge asset (财产) for these large enterprises.

The state’s lawmakers are expecting to create “clean-up laws” after the first 18 months the law goes into effect. We will have to wait and see how the law develops as it gets changed.

1. What is the purpose of the new law?

A．To protect online privacy.	B．To charge for online information.
C．To collect personal information legally.	D．To encourage the development of the Internet.

2. What do we know about Mactaggart?

A．He once worked for Google.

B．He took part in the law-making process.

C．He was in favor of the lawmakers’ decision.

D．He was worried about the future of his business.

3. What can Google do if the law takes effect?

A．Sell its users’ personal information.	B．Share its users’ personal information.
C．Get support from the government.	D．Charge its users money.

4. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “modified” in Paragraph 7?

A．Passed.

B．Explained.

C．Prepared.

D．Improved.

6 . For Evan Harrison, a wildlife photographer, there was never any doubt about what she would do for a living.

“I am ________ about animals and the environment,” says Harrison. “Being able to ________ animals and their world is not only about educating people, but also about ________ that animals need to have their world intact (完好无损的) to survive.”

Harrison studied photography in school, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Photographers need to know more than just how to take a picture, ________ Harrison also took courses to learn how to use software.

“________ how to use software to edit your picture is important,” she says. “You could have the million-dollar shot; but if you do not know how to edit it ________, it will make no difference how ________ it is, if it does not look good.”

Harrison also stresses that ________ school can provide the foundation, becoming a professional photographer is also about learning on the job.

“My first job was with a nature conservation group that ________ to document the wildlife in a marsh (沼泽) area. I had to quickly ________ not only the equipment and proper clothing I needed, but also gain an understanding of the environment I was about to ________ in.”

Some of Harrison’s jobs take her to different parts of the world, which ________ she must educate herself about the people and the culture to make ________ easier. “Communicating with people is very important; it can often mean the ________ between getting a good shot and a great shot of an area,” she ________.

1.

A．wrong

B．sorry

C．honest

D．crazy

2.

A．document

B．change

C．protect

D．discuss

3.

A．predicting

B．imagining

C．agreeing

D．showing

4.

A．for

B．but

C．so

D．or

5.

A．Wondering

B．Knowing

C．Remembering

D．Sharing

6.

A．regularly

B．secretly

C．properly

D．instantly

7.

A．lucky

B．funny

C．small

D．great

8.

A．if

B．although

C．unless

D．until

9.

A．pretended

B．wanted

C．refused

D．hesitated

10.

A．figure out

B．point at

C．speak of

D．depend on

11.

A．sit

B．grow

C．work

D．play

12.

A．means

B．concludes

C．stresses

D．proves

13.

A．life

B．peace

C．communication

D．transportation

14.

A．connection

B．difference

C．balance

D．conflict

15.

A．notes

B．complains

C．suggests

D．promises

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I had been waiting with my fellow graduating students for the moment when I would walk out onto the stage to receive my degree certificate. I was happy and relieved, yet worried and anxious about the future. What was my first job going to be like? This short walk was going to launch me into a whole new world. How would I manage? Would I be able to carve out a career for myself? My name was called and I moved into the lights. I heard the applause. I knew my parents would be watching and smiling at each other and I tried to relax. I held my certificate against my breast and smiled at the camera. Before I knew it, the ceremony was over and the curtain had come down on my university life. Where had the time gone? Four years had disappeared in a flash. I stood with my certificate in hand and reflected on those four years.

I remembered arriving at university on my very first day, pausing at the gate to look down the long drive. I could feel my hands sweating slightly and I had to hold on tight to my suitcase. Would I be able to fit in? Did this new phase of my life mean that I was now mature enough to be entirely responsible for my own successes and failures? I took a few seconds to compose myself and to take in the scene that was laid out before me. The campus was alive with people. Anxious parents and excited students were talking in small groups, carrying suitcases or walking in and out of dormitory buildings. I wondered if the first day of school was always such a circus. I took a deep breath and carried on into the heart of the campus. Little did I know that I was about to experience the best four years of my life.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I remembered cooperating with my classmates on group projects.

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I heard my parents’ voices calling me and I returned to the moment.

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8 . A first essential of good news writing is accuracy.     1    .

If a story is accurate, if it is written with a nice attention to detail, it is likely to be fair. If a story is not accurate, it is not news in the best sense. Accuracy implies more than mere grammatical correctness. It means more even than the stating of every fact with precision.     2    ; yet the whole may give a false impression. Accuracy means the spirit as well as the letter of the truth.

    3    . If one would write news, he must learn first to see news clearly and without prejudice. Therein the trained reporter excels the casual observer. The one has learned to observe keenly; the other, well equipped though he may be in the rules of rhetoric, has not schooled himself in the business of seeing things with an eye single to getting the facts in right proportion. Learn to observe and you will have gone far toward mastering the art of news getting and news writing. Casual observation is nearly always faulty.     4    . One man, telling his version of an automobile accident, swears the car was going fully thirty miles an hour, while another is certain the speed was only eight miles; one heard the driver sound a warning “honk”, while another is equally positive no warning was given.     5    . The difference in their accounts is due, not to any effort to deceive, but to the common failure to observe carefully.

A．Truthful, precise writing is the fruit of accurate observation

B．Each witness is a reputable citizen and each thinks his version is the truth

C．Take for example the conflicting statements of persons on the witness stand

D．Then, and then only, can he gather and write news with the maximum of efficiency

E．A story may be taken to pieces, fact by fact, and every sentence found to be correct

F．The word should be given top priority in the mind of every reporter and every editor

G．It is the business of the newspaper man, whose eyes must serve thousands of readers each day

9 . Sofonisba Anguissola is considered to be a Late Renaissance child because she was born in 1532. During the Renaissance young men received formal schooling. Young women, however, were not provided with the same educational opportunities. Young Italian women were expected to learn homemaking skills and marry by the time they were thirty. Sofonisba was extremely fortunate that her father recognized her artistic talents and arranged for her to be taught painting along with female skills of needlework and homemaking.

At the age of fourteen she began classes with Bernardino Campi, a Cremona portrait (肖像) painter. When Sofonisba was twenty-two, her father arranged for her to study in Rome, and through his contacts, Sofonisba was introduced to Michaelangelo. She met with Michaelangelo informally so he could critique her work and provide her with some of his sketches (速写) for copying.

While Sofonisba was studying in Rome, Spain’s King Philip II invited her to move to Madrid and become the Queen’s art instructor, which was a milestone (转折点) in Sofonisba’s painting career. From then on, she could paint full time. Sofonisba lived there for fourteen years, giving the Queen lessons in drawing and completing portraits of the King, Queen and their children.

Sofonisba is considered a Mannerist painter. Mannerist paintings show complex compositions (构图) and emotions. Often painted in informal settings, Sofonisba’s portraits were realistic and showed expression, natural emotion, and interpersonal relationships. Several of her portraits were self-portraits, painted at various stages in her life by using a mirror to perfect different methods of painting. Sofonisba gave many of her paintings as gifts because her social status would have made it inappropriate for her to sell her works of art. Unfortunately, most of her works have been destroyed or lost over the years but several still survive in Western Europe. Sofonisba was fortunate to have had the advantage of her family’s wealth and support to learn, practice, and develop the art of portrait painting.

1. What can be learned about Sofonisba?

A．She could not receive any education.	B．She was born in the Early Renaissance.
C．She showed no interest in female skills.	D．She followed a different course from other girls.

2. Which of the following describes Sofonisba’s father?

A．Unconventional.

B．Optimistic.

C．Fashionable.

D．Strict.

3. Why was King Philip II important to Sofonisba?

A．He invited her to join the royal family.	B．He offered her a well-paid teaching job.
C．He provided her with a home in Madrid.	D．He gave her a chance to paint as a professional.

4. Why did Sofonisba give away her paintings?

A．She was a kind-hearted person.	B．She was unable to sell them.
C．Her friends spoke highly of her works.	D．Her friends wanted to learn her drawing skills.

10 . Cashmere Nicole

Cashmere Nicole was a struggling single mother, juggling (兼顾) her nine-to-five job and family life and battling breast cancer when she started her side business, Beauty Bakerie, a beauty brand. Started in her kitchen, the brand is currently sold in over 100 countries worldwide. “You can only find the things you truly love by exploring, by trying things,” says Nicole when interviewed about her achievement. “If we aren’t trying, we aren’t giving ourselves the best shot at finding the one thing that we’ll enjoy doing.”

Gerard Adams

Gerard Adams founded Fownders, a digital and in-classroom learning platform for entrepreneurs (企业家). Adams thanks his mentor (顾问), Tony Robbins, for much of his success. “Find a good mentor and get started,” he says. “We wouldn’t be anywhere as far as we are today without good mentorship.” Through Fownders, Adams provides mentorship to entrepreneurs.

Tamar Lucien

Tamar Lucien had just $250 left to her name when she started MentalHappy. Inspired by her own struggles with anxiety, she wanted to create a business and movement that helps people overcome their own sadness and anxiety, which is done through MentalHappy’s signature “Cheerbox” filled with happiness tools.

Christopher Gray

Gray graduated from college and decided to help others find scholarship money, which is why he founded Scholly, a mobile and web app that finds students scholarship money for college and graduate school. Gray knows it takes a ton of hard work to be a successful entrepreneur. “There are no shortcuts (捷径) to success,” he says.

1. What does Nicole value most in terms of achieving success?

A．Attempting new things.	B．Having a healthy body.
C．Balancing work and life.	D．Taking care of your appearance.

2. Who has made up his / her mind to lift people’s spirits?

A．Tamar Lucien.

B．Gerard Adams.

C．Cashmere Nicole.

D．Christopher Gray.

3. Which of the following makes it easy for students to find scholarships?

A．Fownders.

B．Scholly.

C．MentaIHappy.

D．Beauty Bakerie.