1 . It is also _______ _______ _______ (值得注意) that Post-Impressionist painters were not the only ones to be influenced by Impressionism. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

2 . Tom is one of the first and one of the most inspiring kids. His passion (激情) is the _________ and he has been giving to those in need since he was only six.

Several years ago, Hurricane Charley _________ near his home in Tampa, Florida. Afterward, he _________ 27 pickup trucks full of water. He donated it to aid those who were displaced by the _________.

Then Tom _________ the Little Red Wagon Foundation to focus on helping homeless kids. There were 1.3 million homeless _________ who live in the United States. “These kids don’t have a _________. They don’t have a safe place to sleep at night,” said Tom. “They are out on the _________ not because they want to be, but because it’s out of their control.”

Tom has led many incredible _________ in his campaign for homeless children. In fact, Tom __________ across the USA, nearly 2,500 miles, from Tampa to Los Angeles to __________ money for homeless kids.

As Tom said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a __________ step. Most people don’t walk a thousand miles, or 2,500, but what it really means is that we all need to take that first step to get something __________ done.”

Tom also lived outside in a box with only a sleeping bag and cardboard for 7 straight days to raise __________ for homelessness. He received over 6,000 cans of __________ food that he delivered to local homeless shelters.

1.

A．disabled

B．homeless

C．poor

D．old

2.

A．stopped

B．left

C．disappeared

D．struck

3.

A．pushed

B．drove

C．connected

D．selected

4.

A．hurricane

B．flood

C．struggle

D．failure

5.

A．quit

B．created

C．invited

D．required

6.

A．students

B．animals

C．kids

D．adults

7.

A．home

B．goal

C．hope

D．school

8.

A．islands

B．roofs

C．stages

D．streets

9.

A．activities

B．institutions

C．talks

D．battles

10.

A．sailed

B．walked

C．marched

D．rushed

11.

A．spend

B．provide

C．raise

D．receive

12.

A．different

B．particular

C．fast

D．single

13.

A．big

B．special

C．legal

D．magical

14.

A．standards

B．awareness

C．data

D．questions

15.

A．frozen

B．recycled

C．spared

D．donated

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man ask the woman about?

A．The gifts for new co-workers.

B．The order of new notepaper.

C．The address of the new company.

2. Why does the man tell the woman to wait?

A．The company's address might change.

B．Carl told Geoff about a mistake.

C．The paper is too expensive.

3. How does the woman feel about the news?

A．Angry.

B．Doubtful.

C．Encouraged.

4 . In January 2018, I was moving to New Jersey. I had two kids and a (n)_________ business, so a quiet train ride felt like a small vacation. Yet I found myself spending that _________ time through my social media feeds. So I put down my phone and _________ writing thank-you notes to people.

When I got off, I was in a noticeably _________ mood. The next day, I wrote more. When I finished, I _________ them up. There were 31—one for every day of the year so far. Something wonderful _________ me. What if I kept it up?

I decided to write one thank-you note for every day of that year. I had no shortage of people to whom I was _________. So I picked out a different theme for each _________ to keep on task. January was charity. _________ the notes wasn’t that time-consuming. Each was just two or three sentences long, taking just a few minutes to __________. I focused on the person I was writing to and what I wanted to say and the words came __________.

I was delighted to __________ a note back from a chef, Julie. She replied, “I don’t think I’ve ever received such a touching letter before. Your letter was a __________ that looking back is a good motivator (促进因素) for moving forward.” It __________ that many people are going through something most of the time. And I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t reached out. Part of the magic of what I __________ my “Thank-You Year” was reconnecting with people like Julie.

1.

A．interesting

B．successful

C．busy

D．vast

2.

A．precious

B．limited

C．previous

D．dull

3.

A．finished

B．avoided

C．practiced

D．started

4.

A．better

B．complex

C．mixed

D．heavy

5.

A．piled

B．counted

C．put

D．picked

6.

A．struck

B．surprised

C．abandoned

D．commanded

7.

A．generous

B．friendly

C．kind

D．grateful

8.

A．day

B．week

C．month

D．year

9.

A．Promoting

B．Writing

C．Reading

D．Remembering

10.

A．compose

B．forget

C．realize

D．change

11.

A．firmly

B．easily

C．frequently

D．casually

12.

A．expect

B．watch

C．announce

D．receive

13.

A．reminder

B．provider

C．instruction

D．implication

14.

A．turns down

B．turns out

C．turns off

D．turns in

15.

A．find

B．see

C．treat

D．call

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。

Preserving     1     (local) important old architectural buildings is really beneficial.

Firstly, preservation plays a cultural role. Old buildings teach us about the history that happened before we were born and promote the respect for those     2     lived in different times and different societies. Architectural monuments cultivate pride of our past and heritage,     3    (make) us unique in the world. Historical structures bring character and certain charm to the    4     (neighbor) that people live in.

Secondly, economy is an important merit of keeping the old. A growing number of tourists choose     5    (visit) architectural monuments because everyone likes to experience the "spirit" of the place, which most often     6    (represent) through architecture. Therefore, restoring old buildings promotes tourism and generates workplaces for both local people and international experts. Restoration work     7    (it) requires more skills and knowledge than simple building     8     thus results in higher salaries which also contribute to boosting the economy.

Finally, restoring old buildings     9    (be) as "green" as it can get. As the ultimate form of recycling, preservation helps reduce construction waste and save the energy that is usually put     10     manufacturing and transporting building materials.

6 . Scientists in Antarctica have recorded, for the first time, unusually warm water beneath a glacier (冰川) the size of Florida that is already melting and contributing to a _______ in sea levels.

The researchers, _______ on the Thwaites Glacier，recorded water temperatures at the base of the ice of more than 2 degrees Celsius, _______ the normal freezing point.

It is _______ how fast the glacier is deteriorating (恶化): Studies have forecast its total collapse in a century and also in a few decades. The presence of _______ water in the grounding line may support estimates at the faster range.

That is _______ because the Thwaites, along with the Pine Island Glacier, _______ as a brake (阻力) on part of the much larger West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Together, the two bigger glaciers are currently _______ ice that, if melted, would raise the world’s oceans by _______ than a meter over centuries, an amount that would put many coastal cities under water.

“Warm waters in this part of the world, as ________ as they may seem, should serve as a ________ to all of us about the potential dire (非常糟糕的) changes to the planet ________ out by climate change,” said David Holland, a lead ________ on the expedition.

While scientists may not yet be able to definitively ________ how soon glaciers like the Thwaites will melt, human-caused climate change is a key ________. The biggest predictor of “how much ice we will lose and how quickly we will lose it,” Dr. Moon said, “is human action.”

1.

A．rise

B．improvement

C．decline

D．development

2.

A．travelling

B．walking

C．living

D．working

3.

A．in

B．at

C．above

D．under

4.

A．unclear

B．uneasy

C．uncommon

D．unlikely

5.

A．dirty

B．deep

C．cold

D．warm

6.

A．familiar

B．controversial

C．ambiguous

D．significant

7.

A．acts

B．sees

C．views

D．regards

8.

A．taking off

B．passing on

C．holding back

D．writing down

9.

A．stronger

B．more

C．better

D．other

10.

A．remote

B．funny

C．strange

D．likely

11.

A．warning

B．notice

C．discussion

D．explanation

12.

A．pulled

B．thrown

C．brought

D．taken

13.

A．reporter

B．resident

C．fisher

D．researcher

14.

A．date

B．think

C．predict

D．answer

15.

A．character

B．factor

C．role

D．figure

7 . The herd of 14 wild Asian elephants wandering around in southwestern China's Yunnan province successfully went through the last natural barrier on its way home and returned to its traditional habitat in Pu' er city on Friday.

At 1 am, the elephants, which had left their habitat in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, crossed the Babian River and entered Ning'er county in Pu' er city, one of the three major habitats of Asian elephants in Yunnan. The northbound trip, lasting about 18 months, finally ended without any harm to either the elephants or local residents. The herd departed from its traditional habitat in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous district last year and started traveling north in April. It passed through eight counties in the province during the journey. In June, it eventually reached the suburbs of Kunming, the provincial capital.

The herd started its journey with 16 members, but three of them dropped out, while two calves were born on the journey. In June, a bull elephant broke away from the group and wandered off on his own. In July, the bull elephant was lifted into a cage on the back of a truck and returned to Xishuangbanna.

The Asian elephant is listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The animal, which can be found in the areas of Yunnan bordering Myanmar and Laos, is also under first-class State protection in China. Shen Qingzhong, a senior engineer from the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, said it's inevitable（难免的）that the elephants will make another journey in the future as migration is a normal activity for elephants. “Historically, Asian elephants used to live in many parts of the country. Migration is in their nature. It helps the species expand its territory and have more chances to improve its gene pool by mating with different groups,” he said.

The forestry department and the provincial government plan to develop a national park, which aims to provide habitat protection for the elephants and a balanced relationship with residents.

1. Which of the following is True?

A．The elephants finally settled in the downtown of Kunming.

B．The journey took the elephants over two years.

C．The elephants' habitat is far away from Kunming.

D．The elephants moved towards the south of Yunnan.

2. In June, how many elephants continued their journey together?

A．13.	B．14.
C．15.	D．16.

3. What can we infer from the engineer's words?

A．Elephants can benefit from migration.

B．Migration is an abnormal activity for elephants.

C．Elephants have less chances to improve their gene.

D．Elephants used to live in its territory.

4. What does the article mainly talk about?

A．Elephants in Yunnan.	B．How to protect the elephants.
C．The activities of the elephants.	D．Elephants return from the journey.

8 . Having worked in the space station core module Tianhe for three months-the longest-ever human space mission in the Chinese history, three “taikonauts” of the Shenzhou-12 crew returned to Earth on Friday, hitting a new milestone in China's space exploration.

China's first self-developed space station, Tiangong, is independently constructed and operated by the country, demonstrating the country's breakthroughs in technologies concerning the astronauts' long-term stay and health care, recycling and life support system, supply of space materials and operations, as well as in-orbit maintenance.

As scheduled, the Tianzhou-3 cargo craft and the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship will also be launched later this year todockwith the Tianhe module, and another trio of astronauts will stay in orbit for six months. For 2022, China is considering over a blitz of space missions, including the launch of the Wentian and Mengtian lab modules, two cargo spacecraft and two crewed spaceships, for the building of Tiangong, which is planned to be completed next year.

The two decades saw China launch seven manned spacecraft, two cargo spacecraft, Tiangong-1 experimental space lab and Tiangong-2 space lab, and send 12 astronauts into space, with the first “two steps” achieved, and the construction of Tiangong will mark a new peak of China's space technology.

The China Manned Space Agency has worked with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs to invite UN members for scientific experiments aboard the Tiangong station. As the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)chief scientist for human exploration and operations Julie Robinson put it, “Increased scientific access to space is of scientific benefit globally, no matter who builds and operates platforms.”

There is no limit for the vast universe, nor for humanity's exploration endeavors. Tiangong, as a new outpost(前哨)in space and a platform for cooperation, will be China's gift and contribution to all humankind.

1. What's the name of the China's space station?

A．Tianhe.

B．Tiangong.

C．Shenzhou.

D．Tianzhou.

2. What can best replace the underlined word “dock” in Paragraph 3?

A．Help.

B．Work.

C．Deal.

D．Connect.

3. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A．China failed to achieve the first “two steps”.

B．There are many Tiangong experimental space labs.

C．Chinese scientists are still making Tiangong completed.

D．12 astronauts and 9 cargo spacecraft have been sent into space.

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

A．A China's space station.

B．China advances closer to ‘space station times’.

C．The construction of Tiangong.

D．Shenzhou XII crew returns to Earth successfully.

9 . 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。

You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. How many times have we said “Oh, I’ll do that tomorrow.”? Sometimes tomorrow never comes, and we find ourselves saying, “Boy, I wish I hadn’t put that off.”

I’m the mother of three children and grandmother of two. My oldest son Todd was killed instantly in a car accident when he was 16. It was shortly after Todd’s death that I entered into a personal relationship with Betty. From that day on, my life has taken a radical change for the better. Our family has been friends with Betty for many years. Over the years, we shared phone calls and birthday cards. Betty sent our youngest son Brandon a birthday card with $5 in it until he graduated from high school.

Shortly after Betty’s birthday, I called to see how she was and what she had done on her birthday. I was pretty surprised when Betty didn’t answer the phone；instead, her daughter Carol did. Carol told me that her mom had gone downhill fast, and she was now in Hospice care. Carol handed the phone to Betty. I talked briefly to her and let her know we loved her.

As soon as I got off the phone, I sent a text to Brandon to let him know Betty wasn’t doing well. Little did I know that Brandon stopped what he was doing and immediately sent flowers to Betty.

You can imagine how proud I was of Brandon when Carol called the next day, letting me know how much Betty loved the flowers Brandon had sent. A few days later, Betty died.

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。

I sat quietly on the sofa, feeling heavy.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hurried to clean up the house and welcome Carol.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10 . Amy Wright, founder of a non-profit coffee shop received an award for her work to help people with disabilities. Except two managers, everyone at the first coffee shop she ______ in Wilmington, North Carolina, has an intellectual or developmental ______ , like Down syndrome（唐氏综合征）, cerebral palsy or autism（自闭症）.

Last December, 10 incredible people were honored for their work helping others at “CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute”. Amy Wright was ______ for her innovative, non-profit coffee shop that ______ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

In the midst of her acceptance speech, she had a special message for her two youngest children, both of whom have Down syndrome and are the ______ for her work. "I want you to know that I would not change you for the world. But I will change the world for you."

Two months later, Amy was ______ to open a second coffee shop, this one in Charlestown, South Carolina, finding special ways to tell each new ______ member that they got the job. ______ , opening day arrived. As customers poured in, some staff got ______ .

For most of these 17 new employees, this is their first job. They've been learning about how to ______ people and how to work the register. And for Amy, that's what it's all about, ______ others how much her team can do.

People with intellectual disabilities aren't valued. And so, this coffee shop has ______ a place where people see their value. Amy wants to open 10 more shops around the country within the next two years, inspiring other employers to explore this often ______ workforce. It's a（n） ______ that she hopes will change the world, one cup of coffee and one ______ at a time.

1.

A．sold

B．opened

C．bought

D．found

2.

A．disability

B．responsibility

C．possibility

D．flexibility

3.

A．adopted

B．received

C．recognized

D．organized

4.

A．hires

B．monitors

C．saves

D．provides

5.

A．ambition

B．inspiration

C．foundation

D．determination

6.

A．brave

B．sure

C．free

D．ready

7.

A．stuff

B．staff

C．agent

D．career

8.

A．Frankly

B．Finally

C．Hopefully

D．Frequently

9.

A．traditional

B．personal

C．additional

D．emotional

10.

A．protect

B．supply

C．greet

D．tolerate

11.

A．promising

B．asking

C．warning

D．showing

12.

A．explored

B．searched

C．created

D．gathered

13.

A．overlooked

B．overestimated

C．overburdened

D．overemphasized

14.

A．possession

B．admission

C．mission

D．permission

15.

A．look

B．view

C．cry

D．smile