1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why didn’t the man buy any milk today?

A．He forgot to buy it.

B．The store ran out of milk.

C．He read some negative words about milk.

2. What do we know about the woman?

A．She seldom drinks milk.

B．Her opinions always change.

C．She doesn’t trust those experts.

2 . As a qualified teacher of art and design, Theresa Harwood offers short online courses on drawing and painting to help students both young and old develop into confident artists.

Academic drawing course

This course is for absolute beginners of any age who are not sure on what to do or how to use a pencil. The course will be limited to only six participants, 5 sessions, once a week.

Start date: June 5

Time:10:00 am～11:00 am

Price: $380

Water color painting course

This course is for anyone who is interested in developing skills for water colour painting. Through a series of 6 projects we learn wet on wet and wet on dry. The course will be limited to only twelve participants. 6 sessions, once a week.

Start date: April 23

Time:4:30 pm～5:30 pm

Price: $380

Landscape drawing course

This course is suitable for anyone from 11 to 90 years who are interested in developing skills for landscape drawing. The only requirement of the course is that you want to learn to draw! The course will be limited to only ten participants. 5 sessions, once a week.

Start date: May 24

Time:8:00 pm～9:00 pm

Price: $380

Western art history course

This course is for students, aged between 9 and 12 years. It looks at the fun facts of the key artworks of each art movement and explains why the artists painted certain views or people. The course will be limited to only eight participants. 6 sessions, once a week.

Start date: May 7

Time:10:30 am～11:30 am

Price: $380

These courses have limited spaces and are often sold out quickly, so do book your spot soon!

1. How many students are admitted for each academic drawing course?

A．6.

B．8.

C．10.

D．12.

2. When does the landscape drawing course start?

A．On April 23.

B．On May 7.

C．On May 24.

D．On June 5.

3. Which course just accepts schoolchildren?

A．Water color painting.	B．Western art history.
C．Landscape drawing.	D．Academic drawing.

3 . 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。

Melia and her father had just finished building a tree house in the backyard. Melia wanted to decorate the walls, and instead of buying things, she decided to make her own art.

Melia enjoyed making collages using a combination of photos she had taken and pieces of fabric. For her tree house, she thought she would use pictures from magazines instead. She could collect used magazines from neighbors, so the pictures would be free. And to create a collage of all her favorite things, she could add pretty leaves, and fruits of pine tree from the yard.

For several days, Melia collected bits of nature to use for the collage. She also collected magazines from the neighbors. She piled both at the front door, as her plan was to make the collage over the weekend. Oddly, though she added to the piles each day, many of the leaves were gone, and the pile of magazines was a mess.

“Dad? Mom?” Melia asked. “Have either of you been taking the supplies for my collage off the door?” “Now, why on earth would we do that?” her dad answered with a question. “I don’t know, but what I do know is that someone is spoiling my art project! It’s my mission to find out who and why!” Melia declared.

Who would want to steal this stuff? She had a plan. She cleaned up the rest of the leaves and threw the ruined magazines in the recycling bin. She started collecting old magazines again, hoping to set a trap. Even if she had to stay up all night, Melia was determined to solve the case.

Once she had collected a large pile of magazines, Melia formed several piles at the front door. She placed them close to the window so that she could catch the thief. She asked her parents if she could sleep on the sofa. “I know they’re used magazines, but I need them for my art project. I have to solve this case!”

Melia was determined to catch the thief, but she had a difficult time staying awake. Within a few hours, she nodded off. Just as the sun was rising, a slight sound awoke her.

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。

Melia looked through the window, and her eyes opened wide!

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Melia ran back into the house, shouting, “It’s a squirrel! Wake up! Come to the tree house and look!”

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4 . The rest of your daily routine is probably something like mine：Divided among streaming movies on Netflix, watching home improvement videos on YouTube and playing video games. There has to be more to life than this. With the holiday season upon us, now it is a good time to take a breather and consider a digital detox.     1     Here’s what we can do.

Come Up With a Plan.

    2     — after all, many students are attending school via videoconferencing apps. So Step One is assessing which parts of screen time feel toxic and make you unhappy. Step Two is creating a realistic plan to minimize consumption of the bad stuff.

Create No­Phone Zones.

“My No.1 piece of advice is no phone in the bedroom overnight,” Dr. Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, said. “Have a charging station outside the bedroom.”    3     The dinner table, for example, is a prime opportunity for families to agree to put phones away for at least 30 minutes and reconnect.

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Social media sites create goals to keep users engaged. Those include the number of likes and followers we accumulate on Twitter. YouTube automatically plays the next recommended video, not to mention the never­ending Twitter scrolling. For starters, we can resist the hooks by making our phones less intrusive. Turn off notifications for all apps except those that are essential for work and keeping in touch with people you care about.     5    

A．Resist the Hooks.

B．Not all screen time is bad.

C．Say no to Facebook or Twitter.

D．So I turned to psychology experts for their advice.

E．Whenever we are at home, we can put phones away.

F．Outside of our bedrooms, we can create other No­Phone Zones.

G．If you feel strongly addicted, take an extreme measure and turn the phone to grayscale mode.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the movie the speakers mention based on?

A．A real life event.

B．A good novel.

C．A famous play.

2. What does the man say about the box office of the movie?

A．It has got to the top.

B．It is beyond his expectation.

C．It will continue to grow.

3. What type of movies does the man prefer?

A．Thrillers.

B．Science fiction movies.

C．Comedies.

6 . 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。

Of all the notable mountains in China, the Huangshan Mountain is probably the most famous. The fairy-land like Huangshan national park     1     (occupy) an area of 160.6 square kilometers possesses not only attractive scenery but also rich resources and diverse animal species, for     2     it has been listed as a World Natural and Cultural Heritage Site.

It is famous for its splendid natural scenery     3     (compose) of four wonders, namely unique guest-greeting pines, absurd (怪) stones, sea of clouds and amazing hot springs.

In Huangshan, there are hundreds of precious pine trees     4     (rare) seen anywhere else. As one of the     5     (symbol) of Huangshan, the most famous Guest-Greeting Pine stretches out for about 10 meters from the cliffs in a     6     (respect) greeting gesture. The absurd stones can     7     (see) almost on every peak of Huangshan Mountain. From different viewing angles, the stones look like human beings, animals or other objects. You would be lucky to see the sea of clouds, as it only     8     (occur) around 50 days in a year. The whole mountain surrounded by the misty clouds is as pretty as a huge ink wash painting. The hot springs keep an average temperature of around 42.5℃ all year round. Taking a bath     9     a hot spring while appreciating the wonderful natural landscapes is     10     relaxing that you will get away from the tiredness after the Huangshan hiking.

7 . In order to kill time, many people have been trying to cope with the boredom by reading books, others have perfected their cooking skills and many others have tried their hands at craft projects, including tie dyeing (扎染).

Whether you think tie-dye is totally stylish or not your style, the unique print from the 1960s is back in a major way. It’s become a hot fashion trend.

“The last several years have seen the resurgence in craftsmanship and handmade goods, popularizing the hobbies in the 1960s (weaving, tie-dyeing), but in a modern way. People would connect with these handmade objects to feel connected to nature,” Stitch Fix color expert Ryen Anderson said to Today. Online searches for “how to crumple (压皱) tie-dye”, a popular technique, are u by 376 percent on Pinterest.

This homestyle creation can easily be made at home. The only things we need to prepare include fabric. light-colored clothes, dye, rubber, and water. In tie-dye, the fabric is colored by tying several parts of the fabric before dying to give certain color effects. While this seems relatively simple, it takes multiple steps and washes.

Some people make tie-dye adjust old-fabrics in an innovative way. Some others use tie-dye technique to create a new pattern as the color of their clothes fades. The typical current trend is that people use natural coloring for tie-dye and combine it with doodles (涂鸦) and natural printing ( eco-printing) by abstracting colors from the leaves.

The dyeing technique has deep roots from Africa. Many immigrants from various African countries brought their skills to the United States during the 1700s to 1800s. The popularity of tie-dye then was quite influential in the 1960s or commonly referred to as “flower power” generation. Tie-dye became a symbol in that times.

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To lead to the topic of the text.	B．To create a cultural atmosphere.
C．To show how leisure the life is.	D．To imply what people do to kill time.

2. What does the underlined word “resurgence” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．New research.	B．Return and growth.
C．Modern exhibition.	D．Birth and disappearance.

3. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．The process of tie-dyeing.	B．The effects of fabric coloring.
C．The materials used for tie-dyeing.	D．The technique applied to tie-dyeing.

4. What is the typical trend of the present tie-dye?

A．Adjusting old clothes.	B．Designing diverse patterns.
C．Recovering the faded colors.	D．Obtaining colors from plants.

8 . Italy is a country that cannot be missed on your travel bucket list.

Things to Do in Italy

Owning 50 UNESCO approved World Cultural Heritage Sites, Italy is honored around the world for its ancient civilization and art. Being the epitome (典范) of the western art and culture, this remarkable land gave birth to the Renaissance, which affected the whole Europe, and obviously every corner of Italy bears a long history. Men are crazy about Italian football, while ladies can’t move their eyes away from Italian fashion. Moreover, the world famous Italian cuisine will also delight you. Our Italy vacation packages could cover all these absorbing aspects.

Best Time to Go

Italy has a diverse climate, with continental climate in the north and Mediterranean climate in the south.

In summer, most areas in Italy are extremely hot, with the highest temperature over 35℃. Usually, the high temperature starts from the end of June and lasts till August. August is the national holiday month. Many Italian families will spend their holidays in coastal cities.

During the winter time, the northern Italy is relatively cold and accompanied by heavy snows. Many people will stay indoors. But it is highly recommended to go skiing and enjoy the snow-covered landscape of the mountains. The southern and island areas are relatively warm, with an average temperature of about 15℃.

Generally speaking, the best time to take Italy tours is spring from April to June and autumn from September to October.

Visa for Italy Tours

Italy is a Schengen country (申根国家), and international travelers can enter Italy with an available Schengen visa issued by any Schengen country. Travelers holding American, Canadian, Australian passports, and citizens of European Union (EU) countries are allowed to stay up to 90 days without a visa.

Currency & Payment in Italy

Italy uses the European Union’s common currency Euro (€). Visa, MasterCard, JCB, etc. are widely accepted. But for tobacco purchases, only cash is accepted. Some supermarkets do not support credit card payment.

1. What greatly appeals to female visitors in Italy?

A．History.

B．Football.

C．Fashion.

D．Cuisine.

2. What is advised to do in the winter of Italy?

A．Go skiing in the north.

B．Join in some indoor activities.

C．Enjoy family holidays in coastal cities.

D．Climb snow covered mountains on islands.

3. Who can stay in Italy for three months?

A．A traveler with a Chinese passport.

B．Any international traveler with a visa.

C．Any person living in Canada for many years.

D．A citizen from an EU country without a visa.

9 . Never Let Me Go is a novel by British author Sir Kazuo Ishiguro. It combines science fiction, horror, and coming-of-age elements in a beautiful but cruel story, which deals with the power of friendship, the pains of growing up, and self-sacrifice in the face of a cruel situation.

The book centers on Tommy, Ruth, and Kathy, who tells the story. It describes their childhood at a strange boarding school called Hailsham House, where the children all have excellent medical care but a very low quality of life. The students and teachers also act very strangely. A frightening reality is revealed: The students are all “donors”—clones of other people—who were created to donate their organs once they grow up.

The novel Never Let Me Go is not the only one by Sir Kazuo Ishiguro. He has also written six other novels, a number of short stories, four screenplays, and a handful of song lyrics. His moving words are highly regarded by both readers and critics. He has been nominated (提名) for the well-known Man Booker Prize four times, and he won in 1989 with his novel, The Remains of the Day. In 2017, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Though Ishiguro has written screenplays, he was not the one who adapted Never Let Me Go into a film. The film version was released in 2010 and still stayed true to the novel. Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Garfield played Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy. I was on the whole a success with critics and was well-liked at film festivals around the world. The movie version, however, could not live up to the book in the end. Although audiences generally praised the movie and the actors’ performances, the film version did not reach the same level of success as the novel.

1. What makes the boarding school strange?

A．It is at a non-profit.	B．It serves an immoral purpose.
C．The students have physical problems.	D．The students are all from poor families.

2. What can we know about the film version of Never Let Me Go?

A．It differed from the novel.	B．It was a screenplay adapted by Ishiguro.
C．It got much praise from the audience.	D．It was more successful than the novel itself.

3. Which of the following best describes Ishiguro as a writer?

A．Humorous.

B．Ambitious.

C．Active.

D．Productive.

4. What style is the text?

A．A news report.

B．A book review.

C．A children’s story.

D．A diary entry.

10 . 你校将以12月2日“全国交通安全日(Traffic Safety’s Day of China)”为主题，举办英语征文比赛。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.交通安全的重要性；
2.增强安全意识，倡议文明出行。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.短文题目和首句已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Traffic Safety Depends on Everyone

As the Traffic Safety’s Day of China is drawing near, people are getting better aware of the importance of the traffic safety.

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