1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who has worked out the last math problem?

A．The man.

B．The woman.

C．Neither.

2. How do the speakers feel about their English teacher?

A．They don’t like her.

B．They think she’s knowledgeable.

C．They think she’s too strict.

3. What does the woman think of vocabulary?

A．It is definitely important.

B．Grammar is more important than it.

C．Enlarging it is difficult.

2 . With the increasing development of technology, we now have the ability to get much information from foreign media sources (媒体资源). Because we can learn much about events happening in other countries from the media, such as magazines and newspapers, many people may think that reading magazines and newspapers is the best way to learn about a foreign country. However, I believe that only reading magazines and newspapers as a way of learning about a foreign country has several limitations.

We cannot deny that magazines and newspapers actually present some valuable information about foreign countries. However, the information that they present is often one­-sided, so that readers can only learn about one opinion on an event happening in a foreign country. Also, the words and pictures in magazines and newspapers may not be true. If a government wants to hide some facts, it may force the media to tell lies to its readers, and thus the information that readers receive may not be true.

I think that the best way to learn about a foreign country is to travel or live there for a while. By traveling or living in a country, you can see things that do not appear in magazines and newspapers, and learn about the local political situation, state of the economy, and the culture. You can get more information about a country by talking directly with local people about the overall situation, and can truly understand the local culture by living with them for a while. But if you are at home reading a newspaper or magazine, you simply get information provided by others passively (被动地) instead of collecting information directly.

So, I believe that the best way to learn about a foreign country is not by reading magazines and newspapers but by placing yourself in that foreign country.

1. What does the text mainly discuss?

A．How people get information in no time.

B．Where people can get information they need.

C．Why it’s important to learn about a foreign country.

D．What the best way to learn about a foreign country is.

2. What does the underlined word “deny” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Disagree.

B．Promise.

C．Realize.

D．Accept.

3. Which can best describe the information from magazines and newspapers?

A．True but not enough.	B．Correct but not fresh.
C．Limited and not always true.	D．Not enough and not valuable.

4. What is the advantage of traveling to a foreign country according to Paragraph 3?

A．You’ll have a quicker mind by learning more.

B．You’ll have a chance to read local newspapers.

C．You’ll meet people who are different from you.

D．You’ll learn truths that the media don’t provide.

3 . Sunday sadness is real, for tomorrow is the start of working days.     1    

●Exercise

An excellent choice is exercise. Breaking a sweat has been shown to reduce anxiety and depression, boost mood and improve sleep, all good ways to fight Sunday stress. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, just five minutes of aerobic exercise can reduce anxiety.

●Take a nature pill

Actually, any form of exercise or movement can increase your fitness level while decreasing your stress.     2     One study published in April found a simple 10-minute walk in an urban park three times a week reduced levels of the stress in study participants. A 2013 study in the UK found simply walking in green spaces helped move the brain into a state of meditation.

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Some folks turn to drinking alcohol, even crazily, to cope with the Sunday night blues. That’s a poor choice: Alcohol rattles your normal sleep patterns, trapping you in lighter stages of sleep and dramatically reducing the quality of your rest at night.

“It continues to pull you out of rapid eye movement and the deeper stages of sleep, causing you to wake up not feeling restored,” said Rebecca Robbins, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health, in a previous CNN interview.

●Wind down

This is going to sound impossible, but try to avoid your cell phone and work email on Sunday. Being constantly connected keeps us excited even on our days off, discouraging relaxation.

Does the idea make you even more nervous?     4     The National Sleep Foundation suggests “at least 30 minutes of phone-free transition time before going to bed.”

●Journal your worries

Unconsciously worrying about all the things you have to do Monday brings you restless sleep, even insomnia(失眠), so write down a list of all the things you have to do Monday – or even the entire week. You can go so far as prioritizing them if you like. Not only will putting the tasks on paper jump-start your Monday morning, you’ll feel like you’ve purged your worries.     5    

A．Then try to check in as early in the evening on Sunday as you can.

B．Avoid overdrinking

C．Here’s how to battle the pre-workweek blues.

D．Here are some following ways to help you relax at weekends.

E．Why not increase that effect by enjoying nature?

F．Then relax and keep texting till your bedtime.

G．In fact, writing in a journal has been scientifically shown to improve overall health.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What will Marie be?

A．A technician.

B．A manager.

C．A secretary.

2. What did Marie major in?

A．Product sales.

B．Communications.

C．Educational technology.

3. Why is a reception scheduled for May 1st?

A．To honour volunteers.

B．To entertain Marie herself.

C．To welcome new colleagues.

4. What is the speaker doing?

A．Announcing a new employee.

B．Giving staff urgent tasks.

C．Conducting an interview.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A．Go to bed early.

B．See the doctor.

C．Make greater progress.

2. What’s the new way about?

A．Health care.

B．Listening practice.

C．Chinese learning.

3. What will the speakers do together?

A．Learn a Chinese song.

B．Download a folk song.

C．Borrow a new dictionary.

6 . 英汉互译
1. adj.热切的；渴望的 ________________
2. n.益处vt.使受益vi.得益于 ________________
3. vt.鼓舞；激励；启发思考 ________________
4. n.机会；时机________________
5. n.&vt.尊敬；尊重 ________________
6. break away ________________
7. significant________________
8. from then on ________________
9. to be frank________________
10. absolutely________________

7 . When I was nine years old, my dad worked in a heating and air conditioning company. It allowed him to work mainly in the spring and fall. With summers free, my parents took me and my two brothers to the lake every day. I supposed my parents must realize that if they didn’t find us any things to do, we would finally start fighting, as we were too bored.

On the way to the lake, my mother drove the car and my father recited (朗诵) poems so my brothers and I wouldn’t get bored. I still didn’t know how my dad had learnt so many poems by heart. But I had a great discovery that every time my father recited them, those verses (诗句) could keep us three quiet for the next twenty--minute drive. Such moments could never be achieved by what else my parents usually did such as singing, telling stories, and so on.

One of the poems that completely attracted me was a bit silly. It begins—Ladles and jellyspoons/I come before you/To stand behind you/And tell you something I know nothing about. There were still many similar ones. I found I was deeply caught. I recited these lines in my head over and over, week after week until they burned new electrical pathways in my brain. I even couldn’t help copying those poems neatly in my favorite notebooks.

It’s a love story that continues to this day, thirty years and 10 books of my own later. So the value of the story is this: Read to your kids. Sing to your kids. Recite poems for your kids. Be silly with your kids! It may make all the difference. It works for me. Thanks, Dad.

1. According to the author, why were his brothers and he taken to the lake daily in summer?

A．To reduce their study pressure.	B．To escape the heat of summers.
C．To teach them some new life skills.	D．To draw their attention to other things.

2. What did the author find on the way to the lake?

A．Poems were easy to learn by heart.

B．His parents were good at creating poems.

C．His father tried hard to get along well with them.

D．Poems could make the three brothers calm down.

3. What can we know about the author from Paragraph 3?

A．He began to write poems himself.	B．He gradually fell in love with poems.
C．He made changes to some silly poems.	D．He grew to be a kid with excellent grades.

4. Which of the following may the author agree with?

A．Children should be grateful to their parents.

B．Parents should avoid being too strict with kids.

C．Good family atmosphere is very important for kids.

D．Children should be encouraged to follow their dreams.

8 . How was the woman’s performance in the exam?

A．She failed it.

B．She just passed it.

C．She did very well in it.

9 . You’ve sized up the benefits of volunteering, looked over your schedule, and decided you have both the time and desire to give back to your community.     1     Here are some tips to find and get suitable volunteer opportunities in your area — or farther afield.

Identify your values.

    2     Make a list of the values that drive you, or the issues you care about, and then look for organizations with complementary (互补的) missions and opportunities. For instance, if your primary motivation is to strengthen social connections with peers, you might look to organizations such as school groups that require interaction with other parents, or neighbors.

If you’re motivated to serve the less fortunate, you might target organizations that work with housing-insecure populations, people with disabilities or members of historically disadvantaged groups. Motivations for volunteering are as diverse as the volunteers harboring them.     3    

Try to involve the whole family.

Many parents who volunteer turn giving back into a family affair. Community service is a great way to teach kids the value of selflessness.     4     Look for volunteer engagements that welcome people of all ages and abilities, and schedule time for the whole family to participate —whether that means spending an afternoon picking up trash on the side of the highway, or a week in a faraway flood zone.

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Once you find a well-run organization that aligns with (符合) your availability, values, talents, and objectives, work with your contact there to set a volunteer schedule that fits your life. If you’re exploring a frequent engagement — say, a weekly or biweekly commitment —think carefully about how much time you can afford to donate. It’s better to commit to shorter or less frequent volunteer hours than to take on an unmanageable workload.

A．What motivates you to give back?

B．Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

C．Are you ready to build a list of ideal places to volunteer?

D．It’s also an opportunity to spend more time with your family.

E．Don’t overthink the process of finding opportunities to volunteer.

F．Whatever your motivations are, there’s an organization out there that needs your help.

G．Now comes the most difficult part: finding volunteer opportunities that are right for you.

10 . April 23 marks World Book and Copyright Day. Here are four widely praised books which received agreeably high scores on Douban in China.

The Death of a Princess

The Death of a Princess is a work of legal history. The author describes in detail the classic case of Princess Lanling of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), who was beaten by her husband and suffered the loss of her baby, leading to her death, exploring important and profound legal and married moral issues such as domestic violence and the low status (地位) of women.

Delivering Packages in Beijing

Author Hu Anyan has worked as a delivery man, a night shift stock picker, a convenience store clerk and a security guard. He transforms the bits and pieces of everyday life and the joys and sorrows of work into a sincere narrative. He finally realizes that a life filled with anger is not worth living.

The Annoyance of the Gods

Author Ma Boyong, who has written The Longest Day in Chang’an, uses the classic Journey to the West as a backdrop to describe a series of workplace issues, such as how to write a work report during a project and how to respond to emergencies.

Bright Night

Written by Choi Eun-young, the book is a female version of Yu Hua’s To Live. It tells the story of the friendship and struggle of four generations of women. The women in the book are no longer characters to be pitied against one another, nor do they play supporting roles in the lives of men.

1. Which of the following explores the low status of women in society?

A．Bright Night.	B．Delivering Packages in Beijing.
C．The Annoyance of the Gods.	D．The Death of a Princess.

2. In the Book of Delivering Packages in Beijing, the author mainly________.

A．describes his delivery job

B．shares his own stories

C．narrates his transformation

D．explores people’s life in Beijing

3. Who are the intended readers of Bright Night?

A．Children.

B．Men.

C．Women.

D．Seniors.