1 . Twelve-year-old Catherine has a lot of friends—632, actually, if you count up her online friends. And she spends a lot of time with them.

But is it possible that Catherine’s online friendships could be making her lonely? That’s what some experts believe. Connecting online is a great way to stay in touch, they say. However, some experts worry that many kids are so busy connecting online that they might be missing out on true friendships.

Could this be true? During your parents’ childhoods, connecting with friends usually meant spending time with them in the flesh. Kids played Scrabble around a table, not words with friends on their phones. When friends missed each other, they picked up the telephone. Friends might even write letters to each other.

Today, most communication takes place online. A typical teen sends 2,000 texts a month and spends more than 44 hours per week in front of a screen. Much of this time is spent on social media platform.

In fact, in many ways, online communication can make friendships stronger. “There’s definitely a positive influence. Kids can stay in constant contact, which means they can share more of their feelings with each other,” says Katie Davis, co-author of The App Generation.

Other experts, however, warn that too much online communication can get in the way of forming deep friendships. “If we are constantly checking in with our virtual world, we will have little time for our real-world friendships,” says Larry Rosen, a professor at California State University. Rosen also worries that today’s kids might mistake the “friends” on the social media for true friends in life. However, in tough times, you don’t need anyone to like your picture or share your blogs. You need someone who will keep your secrets and hold your hand. You would like to talk face to face.

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To tell about true friends.	B．To start a discussion.
C．To encourage online friendships.	D．To summarize(总结) the text.

2. What does the underlined part “in the flesh” mean in paragraph 3?

A．In any case.

B．In public.

C．In person.

D．In advance.

3. What is Katie’s attitude toward online communication?

A．Unconcerned.

B．Positive.

C．Worried.

D．Confused.

4. Which of the following is the Rosen’s view?

A．Teenagers need to focus on real-world friendships.	B．It’s easier to develop friendships in real life.
C．It’s wise to turn to friends online.	D．Social media help people stay closely connected.

2 . 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。

School mornings were always busy. The first sentence I usually heard was, “It's time to rise!” It was Mom's loudest voice, and there was no way I could pretend not to hear it or avoid it.

By then, I couldn't get to the kitchen fast enough. In fact, it was a race between my sister and me. We usually seated ourselves at the same time, sometimes knocking each other out of our places. After breakfast, we all rushed out to the bus stop as we took our lunch bags that contained a sandwich, fruit, and a dessert.

Then, one day, much to my surprise, there was no dessert in my lunch! What could have happened to it? Did Mom forget to make or buy it? Oh, well, I thought. It's only one time, so it's no big deal. But, for the next few days, my lunch contained no dessert! So one day, after school, as soon as I got home, I asked, “Mom! Why haven't you been putting a dessert in my school lunch?”

Mom answered, “Why, Eugene, I have been including a dessert in your lunch. If you're not getting it, then who is?”

So then we thought of my activities, and what I did with my lunch each day. As soon as I arrived at school, I always put my lunch in the classroom closet (储物间) along with all of the other lunches. And that brought us to Carl—the bad boy of the third-grade class. The teacher didn't like him in class and would send him to the closet, where he would spend most of his time each day.

Carl lived in a foster home (寄养家庭). He was loud and somewhat of a thief. He would take just about anything that wasn't fastened (盖好), so he wasn't welcome at school. Mom and I decided that with nothing else to do Carl was probably going through the lunches and eating what he liked.

注意:续写词数应为150左右。
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My mother and I talked about ways to solve this problem.

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Paragraph 2:

Another day, Carl asked me if he could come to my house and meet my mother.

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3 . A work of art created by artificial intelligence (AI) has been sold by a major art seller for the first time. The print sold for an unexpectedly large amount of money, $432,500. The artwork was bought during an auction (拍卖) Thursday at Christie’s, an art auction house, in New York City. Officials had predicted it would sell for between $7,000 and $10,000.

In a website post, Christie’s said the AI-created work was the first ever sold by a major auction house. It praised the sale as a signal of “the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage”.

The artwork, called “Portrait (肖像) of Edmond Belamy”, was made by a machine having learnt the algorithm (算法). The AI system was created by members of an art group called “Obvious” in Paris, France. It shows the portrait of a man, looking similar to subjects shown in historical paintings. Christie’s described some differences between the AI-created work and other artworks it had sold. For example, it said some parts of the face were not drawn as clearly as those painted by artists. Also, some parts of the print were left empty. However, the sales organizer of Christie’s, Richard Lloyd, said the piece was very similar to many others sold over many years.

Three creators from the art group Obvious cooperated in the process of making the print. First, they put a collection of 15,000 portraits into a machine learning system. The portraits were painted by artists from the time period between the 14th and 20th centuries. Then a tool called the “Generator” made a new image based on the information entered into the system. After that, another tool, called the “Discriminator”, attempted to find differences between the human-made image and the one created by the Generator. Then the image was improved. “The aim is to fool the Discriminator into thinking that the new images are real-life portraits. Then we have a result,” Hugo Caselles-Dupré, a member of the Obvious group, said in a statement.

1. What can be inferred from the text?

A．The AI portrait received much recognition.

B．There is little true artistic value in the AI artwork.

C．Technology will one day replace human artists.

D．There is no similar AI system for art nowadays.

2. What does the underlined word “subjects” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Artists.

B．Machines.

C．Figures.

D．Techniques.

3. What is the final purpose of the “Discriminator”?

A．To select useful information from real-life portraits.

B．To help the portrait look more like a human-made one.

C．To put human portraits into the machine learning system.

D．To create a portrait based on paintings by artists.

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

A．The Secrets of AI

B．An AI Portrait

C．Artworks and AI

D．AI Art at Christie's

4 . 假如你叫李华，暑假将有10位英国学生来你校国际部学习中国书法(calligraphy),现需要一名志愿者。请用英语给国际部老师写一封邮件,内容要点如下:
1.提出申请；
2.介绍个人情况；
3.表达期望。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：traditional Chinese literature中国传统文学；Chinese characters汉字
Dear Sir,
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Best wishes!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

5 . 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。

Learning how to choose a career is important not only to adults but also to students at college. People decide to have their careers    1    (change) simply because they dislike the job they     2    (current) have. They take on the jobs not because they like them but because they need to make a living. In this case,     3    (get) career guidance is very important. The first step in choosing a career     4    (be) understanding yourself. This will help you realize what you enjoy doing. 

The best way to do this is take a personality test,     5     it is available on the Internet for free. It is also important to understand your values and know what you are willing to do. Next, visit career guidance centers or career     6    (website). If possible, apply for a volunteer that benefits you. You can get professional help and decide whether the career path is     7    (suit) for you or not. Finally, you should learn universal (广泛适用的) skills,     8     will help you get opportunities to change your career in the future. All in all, choosing a career is important because most of the time in our lives     9    (spend) on work.  

Therefore, putting interests and hobbies into careers can always lead    10     the best jobs.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Former schoolmates.

B．Teacher and student.

C．Neighbours.

2. What did the man do three years ago?

A．He was a doctor.

B．He was a teacher.

C．He was a tourist guide.

3. What did the man think of the woman’s attitude towards her work?

A．Absent-minded.

B．Less interested.

C．Heartily devoted.

4. What can we know about Emma?

A．She is the man’s wife.

B．She is in touch with the man.

C．She went to England two years ago.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How much will the new bookcase cost?

A．$59.

B．$62.

C．$65.

2. When will the woman probably buy the bookcase?

A．Right now.

B．Next Friday.

C．Two weeks later.

9 . 假定你是李华，上周六下午你校在学校礼堂举办了消防讲座及消防逃生演练(fire drill)，请你写一篇英语日记，内容包括：
1.消防讲座     
2.逃生演练     
3.你的感受
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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10 . 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 sat in the breakfast corner with my four-year-old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. I was still recovering from a surgery. I hoped for strength and happiness. But the future seemed so hopeless.

Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to the sliding door. Sure enough, there was a white dove seated on a rubber tree. It sat there a few moments, and then flew away. I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before.

When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying twigs (嫩枝), “Look, Matthew,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They’re going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on the top of the rubber tree. Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he’d run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door, talking to the birds while they worked. As much as I was grieving (感到悲伤), I couldn’t help but look forward to the doves’ visits too. We watched their progress as if it were a real-life soap opera unfolding before us. Gradually, my pain disappeared, replaced by joy.

Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was a safe enough spot for a nest, but the rubber tree’s broad, thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew through, throwing the doves’ nest to the ground. I heard the twigs break apart. Nothing good ever lasts. I wouldn’t blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pi le of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from scratch, though the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they renewed their efforts, as if nothing had happened.

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。

Paragraph 1: I knew I had to do something for the poor creatures.

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Paragraph 2:“The birds were back!” Matthew announced.

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