1 . I was 11 years old when my family went on a holiday to Beijing. That was my first trip to China. One morning, my brother became _______ and had to stay in the hotel to rest. As my mum had to be with him, she told me to _______ breakfast from the food store in front of the _______. She also told me that she would be right by the window, _______ me.

Had I been back home, it would have been a(n) _______ task. But my inexperience and the _______ to the environment turned it into a highly challenging experience I still remember _______. The food store had a lot of people coming and going. I had no _______ what to do. Overwhelmed (不知所措的) and on the point of crying, I suddenly _______ what my mum had told me. I stepped out of the shop and looked up. True to her __________, she was just by the fifth-floor window, giving me the thumbs-up (翘拇指). I was comforted.

Although she wasn't right by my side, I knew she was __________ giving me the confidence to complete the task. On the top of the __________ were all Chinese characters (汉字), with most characters unrecognizable to me. At that moment, I __________ my task. My mum had given me very simple instructions—buy several cakes—but among the __________, what she said was gone.

I realized that was the biggest challenge I faced. I had no idea how to __________, or to whom to give my orders. Fortunately, a lady saw me and communicated with me in fluent English. That made me remember what I wanted to buy.

1.

A．afraid

B．ugly

C．ill

D．busy

2.

A．cook

B．bring

C．carry

D．buy

3.

A．hotel

B．restaurant

C．street

D．door

4.

A．caring about

B．waiting on

C．watching over

D．looking after

5.

A．special

B．difficult

C．slow

D．easy

6.

A．carelessness

B．unfamiliarity

C．fear

D．badness

7.

A．fairly

B．partly

C．clearly

D．mainly

8.

A．idea

B．fact

C．doubt

D．question

9.

A．imagined

B．knew

C．understood

D．remembered

10.

A．hope

B．decision

C．word

D．way

11.

A．nearby

B．away

C．out

D．aside

12.

A．table

B．sign

C．paper

D．menu

13.

A．wanted

B．found

C．forgot

D．finished

14.

A．nervousness

B．accident

C．trouble

D．business

15.

A．eat

B．order

C．catch

D．choose

2 . 在世界动物日（10月4日）到来之际，你所在班级计划举办关于保护动物的海报设计比赛。请你根据所给要点用英语设计一张保护华南虎的海报，呼吁人们保护华南虎。

South China Tiger
Habitat	The south of China
Population	0 in the wild; about 110 still living
Protection	Animals under first-class state protection

注意：1.词数80左右
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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3 . Jeffrey Hall, a teacher of Communications from the University of Kansas (KU) , has used his research to define the exact amount of time necessary to make friends with someone. He's also found how long it will take to deepen a relationship. His new study found that it takes around 50 hours of time together to go from being someone's acquaintance to casual friend. It takes about 90 hours to go from being casual friends to friends, and more than 200 hours before considering someone a close friend or best friend.

But it isn't spending just any kind of time together that deepens a friendship—hours spent working together, for example, don't count as much as hours spent getting to know someone by hanging out, joking around, playing video games, and doing more playful activities. The study explains that these kinds of activities help us to form a deeper connection with someone. “We have to put that time in，” Hall said. “You can't make friends without any effort.”

The results of the study come from analysis of 355 responses to an online survey from adults who said they had moved in the last six months and were looking for new friends in their new environment. Survey participants were asked about new relationships as well as hours spent together and activities they did. They were then asked to rate their resulting relationships according to one of four stages: acquaintance, casual friend, friend and close friend.

The main conclusion that Hall came to is that making close friends takes serious effort. So if you want to have some best friends, you have to know that spending time with someone is the most important thing.

1. How long does it take to turn an acquaintance into a friend?

A．About 50 hours.

B．About 90 hours.

C．About 140 hours.

D．About 200 hours.

2. What does the underlined part “that time” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Time spent working together.

B．Time spent finding new friends.

C．Time spent helping a new friend.

D．Time spent doing fun things together.

3. Which may help deepen a friendship according to the study?

A．Trying to understand your friend's feelings.

B．Enjoying quality time with your friend.

C．Treating a new friend like a close one.

D．Being generous to your friend.

4. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To solve a relationship problem.

B．To introduce a teacher from KU.

C．To present the findings of a new study.

D．To discuss the importance of friendship.

4 . 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。续写的词数应为 150 字左右。

It had been a year since Susan, an attractive young woman of 34, became blind and she was suddenly thrown into a world of darkness, anger, frustration and self pity. And all she had to cling to(依靠) was her husband, Mark.

Mark, an Air Force officer, loved Susan with all his heart and he was determined to help his wife gain the strength and confidence she needed to become independent again.

Finally, Susan felt ready to return to her job, but how would she get there? Mark volunteered to drive her to work each day, even though they worked at opposite ends of the city.

At first, this comforted Susan. Soon, however, Mark decided that Susan had to start taking the bus again on her own. But she was still so fragile(脆弱的), so angry - how would she react?

Just as he predicted, Susan was horrified at the idea of taking the bus again. "How am I supposed to know where I am going? I feel like you're abandoning(抛弃) me." she responded bitterly.

Mark's heart broke to hear these words, but he knew what had to be done. He promised Susan that he would ride the bus with her, for as long as it took, until she learned how to do it.

For two weeks, Mark, in military uniform , accompanied Susan to and from work each day. He taught her everything to adapt to her new environment, including befriending the bus drivers who could watch out for her, and save her a seat.

Finally, Susan decided to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived, she said good-bye to Mark, and for the first time, they went their separate ways.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday... Each day on her own went perfectly, and Susan had never felt better. She was doing it!

On Friday morning, as she was paying the fare to get off the bus as usual, the driver said, "Young lady, I sure do envy(羡慕) you."

Surprised and curious, she asked the driver, "Why do you say that you envy me?"

Paragraph 1：

The driver responded, "It must feel good to be taken care of and protected like you are every day."

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Paragraph 2：

With tears of happiness in her eyes, she stood motionlessly facing the opposite side of the street, as if staring st someone.

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5 . In May, my friend Jess and I started looking for summer jobs. After a couple of weeks of looking for jobs at clothing stores and restaurants, Jess and I decided to try something different.     1     We got the idea from something we did last year.

Jess and I both love to dance, and we have been taking dance lessons for years. One day last fall, my aunt asked us to organize a birthday party for her daughter.     2     First, we did a short dance show for them, then we taught the girls a few steps. Because it was a girls’ party, we also brought in nail polish (指甲油).The girls really loved it!

    3     We went to the library and borrowed books on magic tricks and paper folding. Jess’s uncle knows how to make balloon animals and taught us how.     4     Jess practices doing it a lot, so she is better at playing magic tricks than I am.

Before long, we were busy several times a week doing birthday parties, or getting children to enjoy themselves during large family summer barbecues (烧烤野餐): We even came up with the idea of offering cakes and snacks. Now we have our own website.     5     We love the name and we love being our own boss. We enjoy working together to make our business better and better.

A．People loved our idea so much.

B．We decided to go into business for ourselves!

C．We call our business Jess “n” Jacki Party Planners.

D．She thought we could organize a dance party, so we tried it.

E．Jess and I thought of ways to make our parties bigger and better.

F．We have decided to work throughout the year, doing one party a week.

G．Then he gave us three balls and a book that teaches us how to play magic tricks.

6 . Tips for Learning New Technology

We live in a very exciting time. However, with such a wealth of resources, the options of learning new technology can be very difficult.     1    .

What to learn

The first step, when picking up a new skill, is to determine what to learn.     2    . It's important to have this strong inclination, as it will provide you with the necessary fuel. Once you decide what to learn, reviewing what others have done will give you confidence that you, too, can do it!

    3    

As you explore deeper into the pool of knowledge, you will want to add other forms of in-formation. I encourage you to browse through iTunes U.     4    . You can listen to and watch what you are learning. This is particularly helpful for those who prefer an academic setting. Besides, there are a handful of websites that offer online education these days.

Time for action

    5    . Okay, you've read countless tutorials, watched videos, and have a better understanding of the technology that you've been hoping to learn. What now? Well, it's time to put your knowledge to the test. Eventually, the best way to learn is by doing. Pick a personal project that you can build using this new technology.

A．Learn to share

B．Listen and watch

C．The best way to learn is by doing

D．I suggest you keep away from your phones

E．This could be anything you are interested in

F．It offers complete classes on a variety of topics

G．The following tips can help you start your learning

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Babies love to be massaged (按摩). Join us at one of the following sessions to learn how to massage your baby. This class is suitable for parents with babies from newborn to age one.

Sessions: October 8: 9a.m.- 12 p.m.

October 30: 2 p.m.一5 p.m.

November 17: 6: 30 p.m.一9: 30 p.m.

Sessions are free, but registration (注册) is required. To register, send an email to baby massage @wellness. org with your preferred session. 12 members (plus the babies ) per class. For more information, please call 385-1258.

To: babymassage@wellness. org From: sallyann 563@pmail. com Date: September 10, 2020 Subject: Learn to Massage Your Baby My name is Sally Grover. I'm emailing you to get some information about the baby massage sessions. I am expecting my baby any day now, and would like to sign up for your October 30 class. My baby will be about one month old by then. I'm very interested in anything that will help my new baby! Thank you for offering this class. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely,

Benefits of Infant Massage

Many places now offer classes to teach parents how to massage their babies. Locally, one of the places that offers a class is at The Wellness Center. The owner, Karen Insbruck, says, “Massage on babies has been shown to have many benefits, including making your babies quiet and relaxed, helping improve their digestive systems and creating a stronger connection between the baby and his or her caregiver.”

If you' re interested in learning more, you can contact The Wellness Center at 385-1258.

1. What do we know about the sessions?

A．They can be joined at a low price.

B．They welcome newborn babies only.

C．They offer different choices to parents.

D．They can be attended without registration.

2. What class does Sally Grover want to join?

A．An October morning class.

B．An October afternoon class.

C．A November evening class.

D．An October class and a November class.

3. What is one advantage of massaging babies?

A．It makes them connect closely with their caregivers.

B．It gives them a chance to experience a new world.

C．It gives caregivers time to feed them.

D．It makes them excited.

8 . We live in a town with three beaches. There are two parts less than 10 minutes’ walk from home where neighborhood children gather to play. However, what my children want to do after school is pick up a screen — any screen — and stare at it for hours. They are not alone. Today’s children spend an average of four and a half hours a day looking at screens, split between watching television and using the Internet.

In the past few years, an increasing number of people and organisations have begun coming up with plans to counter this trend. A couple of years ago film-maker David Bond realised that his children, then aged five and three, were attached to screens to the point where he was able to say “chocolate” into his three-year-old son’s ear without getting a response. He realised that something needed to change, and, being a London media type, appointed himself “marketing director from Nature”. He documented his journey as he set about treating nature as a brand to be marketed to young people. The result was Project Wild Thing, a film which charts the birth of the World Network, a group of organisations with the common goal of getting children out into nature.

“Just five more minutes outdoors can make a difference,” David Bond says. “There is a lot of really interesting evidence which seems to be suggesting that if children are inspired up to the age of seven, then being outdoors will be on habit for life.” His own children have got into the habit of playing outside now: “We just send them out into the garden and tell them not to come back in for a while.”

Summer is upon us. There is an amazing world out there, and it needs our children as much as they need it. Let us get them out and let them play.

1. What is the problem with the author’s children?

A．They often annoy their neighbours.	B．They are tired of doing their homework.
C．They have no friends to play with	D．They stay in front of screens for too long.

2. How did David Bond advocate his idea?

A．By making a documentary film.	B．By organizing outdoor activities.
C．By advertising in London media.	D．By creating a network of friends.

3. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “charts” in paragraph 2?

A．records

B．predicts

C．delays

D．confirms

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Let Children Have Fun	B．Young Children Need More Free Time
C．Market Nature to Children	D．David Bond: A Role Model for Children

9 . 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。

The Xi’an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history. It     1     (build) originally to protect the city     2     the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible       3     (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.

We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.

After     4     (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what     5     (good) than to ride on a piece of history!

We     6     (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky     7     did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all     8     way around the Xi’an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and     9     (watchtower) to take pictures or just to watch the local people going about their     10     (day) routines.

10 . Who is a genius? This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.

Let’s state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for genius. But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are they?

In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. It’s said that history is written by the victors, and those victors set the standards for admission to the genius club. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club—women, or people of a different color or belief—they were unacknowledged and rejected by others.

A study recently published by Science found that as young as age six, girls are less likely than boys to say that members of their gender(性别)are “really, really smart.” Even worse, the study found that girls act on that belief: Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for children who are “really, really smart.” Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up? It doesn’t take a genius to know the answer: absolutely not.

Here’s the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we’re all positioned to see flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will see that social factors(因素)like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius. As a writer says, future geniuses come from those with “intelligence, creativity, perseverance(毅力), and simple good fortune, who are able to change the world.”

1. What does the author think of victors’ standards for joining the genius club?

A．They’re unfair.	B．They’re conservative.
C．They’re objective.	D．They’re strict.

2. What can we infer about girls from the study in Science?

A．They think themselves smart.

B．They look up to great thinkers.

C．They see gender differences earlier than boys.

D．They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs

3. Why are more geniuses known to the public?

A．Improved global communication.

B．Less discrimination against women.

C．Acceptance of victors’ concepts.

D．Changes in people’s social positions.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Geniuses Think Alike	B．Genius Takes Many Forms
C．Genius and Intelligence	D．Genius and Luck