1 . As a 16-year-old student, Charlie has been a successful business owner. When he was in middle school, he ________ the idea of selling coffee. Then he made a lot of ________. He did research on the Internet, tested different kinds of coffee and improved his product. It all seemed ________ but he didn’t give up.

At the same time, he received great support from others in his community, who tried to help him succeed at such a young age. They were ________ by his creativity. And his good coffee became increasingly popular. ________, he set up his own company successfully and he also made a decision to ________ a part of his earnings to benefit others.

Now Charlie is helping to educate and inspire other kids in his community to start their own business. He has been sharing his story with ________ middle school and high school students. His advice is: “Never let your ________ stand in your way; do what you want to do.”

The key to his success is to ________ goals and keep going on. His growing faith also helps him over the course of his business adventure. “You can start a business out of anything. It is more about finding your ________.” Charlie said.

1.

A．made use of

B．turned down

C．came up with

D．asked about

2.

A．efforts

B．rules

C．decisions

D．choices

3.

A．easy

B．hard

C．important

D．necessary

4.

A．reminded

B．saved

C．helped

D．inspired

5.

A．Finally

B．Unbelievably

C．Thankfully

D．Hopefully

6.

A．reduce

B．keep

C．donate

D．increase

7.

A．national

B．lucky

C．brave

D．local

8.

A．character

B．age

C．pressure

D．impression.

9.

A．set

B．break

C．study

D．change

10.

A．talent

B．passion

C．opinion

D．surprise

2 . A large number of people have joined the “Clean Your Plate Campaign”(光盘行动) to help _______ food waste.

A．reduce

B．replace

C．release

D．remove

3 . Replacing some things in your house at the right time can make you healthier. Some researches show us when and why the following things should be replaced.

Word Box: wool羊毛 dry-clean 干洗  bacteria 细菌
1. According to the form above, _________ of the four items is (are) mainly made of wood.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

2. Your _____ needs replacing every three months because it may cause you to have a toothache.

A．toothbrush

B．cutting board

C．chopsticks

D．blanket

3. You should clean ___ with boiling water.

A．chopsticks and blankets	B．toothbrushes and cutting boards
C．cutting boards and chopsticks	D．cutting boards and blankets

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above?

A．Your cutting board should be dry-cleaned hot water.

B．Being worn out is the reason for replacing your blanket.

C．Warm water prevents your chopsticks from producing bacteria.

D．The material of toothbrush is the same as that of the chopsticks.

4 . Wei Guangming lives a double life. By day, he is a garbage man, but by night he is a self-taught oil painter whose work is featured on online art work trading platforms.

There’s a sharp contrast between a worker who collects cardboard boxes and recycles them and a painter who practices his techniques by copying masterpieces and has risen to fame on Douyin, with floods of orders for his paintings.

The 48-year-old has lived in Shaoxing. He never received any form of formal art training, but has liked painting since his childhood.

Most of his paintings are impressionist works. He sold his first painting at an online artwork trading platform for 200 yuan in 2016. Excited about the first successful sale, he posted the sale on Douyin, attracting a large number of followers and more orders. Wei accepts 25—30 orders each month, the most he can handle while still being able to maintain quality. “Painting is not inkjet(喷墨) on a computer. You have to paint each stroke(笔画) carefully. If I take too many orders, I can’t guarantee the quality,” he said. He won’t give up his day job as it provides financial stability, so he can focus on painting in his spare time in his rented room of only 15 square meters.

Wei earns around 4,000—5,000 yuan collecting garbage and another 6,000—7,000 yuan selling paintings each month. Being extremely plain with his needs, he spends only a few hundred yuan each month on daily expenses and sends the rest back to his home in Anhui Province. Although he has become famous, he is perfectly clear that he is only an amateur. His long-term goal is to create instead of copying and become a professional painter.

1. What can we learn about Wei Guangming from the passage?

A．He practices painting by copying masterpieces.

B．He focuses on creating his own paintings.

C．He relies mainly on the earnings from paintings.

D．He collected self-created paintings online.

2. Why does Wei Guangming accept no more than 30 orders monthly?

A．Because he is not financially stable.

B．Because he wants to guarantee the quality.

C．Because he can’t sell so many paintings.

D．Because he can’t paint during the day.

3. What does the underlined part “an amateur” mean in the last Paragraph?

A．A greedy man.	B．A speedy man.
C．A non-professional man.	D．A special man.

4. What is the aim of the passage?

A．To introduce a painter.

B．To show respect for someone aiming high.

C．To encourage hard work and creativity.

D．To share an inspiring story of an ordinary person.

5 . —Shall we go to the airport to ______ your brother?
—I don’t think it’s necessary. He will come here by taxi.

A．see off

B．pick up

C．look after

D．come across

6 . It is ______ useful suggestion. I like it.

A．/

B．a

C．the

D．an

7 . 下列各句中都有一处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改，请按要求修改下列各句。错误改在原句上。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）画掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
1. To my surprised, the door of the library was locked when I got there.
2. We spent two hours sing songs in the karaoke bar yesterday.
3. If it rains tomorrow, I stay at home to do my homework.
4. We don’t have too many homework to do today.
5. He liked the book so very much that he wanted to buy one immediately.

8 . Is there intelligent life on other planets? For years, scientists said “no,” or “we don’t know.” But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers. They believe intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe. They also think we sill soon contact these beings.

Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life,” say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size—the universe is huge. “Tools like the Hubble Telescope (哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies,” says Shostak. “And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth.”

In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes (高倍望远镜) allow scientists to discover smaller planets—the size of Mars or Earth—in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.

Have beings from space already visited Earth? “Probably not,” says Shostak. “It’s a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signals (信号). In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don’t have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.”

1. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are _________.

A．Astronomers

B．Farmers

C．Singers

D．Drivers

2. What is the best title for Paragraph 2?

A．Earth: The Only Planet with Intelligent Life.	B．Our galaxy: The Milky Way.
C．The Age and Size of Earth.	D．Why Intelligent Life Might Exist.

3. Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?

A．There were not any smaller planets.

B．The astronomers were not interested in them.

C．There were not any powerful telescopes.

D．The Milky Way didn’t exist at that time.

4. Why haven’t beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak?

A．They’re afraid of us.	B．It’s a long way away.
C．They don’t want to see us.	D．They don’t know how to use radio signals.

9 . Before you choose a book, you’d better _________ the first few pages to know whether it is too easy or too difficult for you.

A．look out

B．look after

C．look through

D．look for