1 . Who would have thought of creating a library in a war zone where danger surround people? But a few book lovers have built an underground library in Darayya, Syria, which provides learning, hope and inspiration.

Anas Ahmad is one of the founders of the library and he is a former civil engineering student. Many times he and his friends risk their lives to collect books from destroyed houses near the front line. That means they have to be extremely careful when they go through bombed-out buildings; they have to hide themselves from snipers (狙击手).

Since the library was built, its creators have collected more than 14,000 books from abandoned (被弃置的) houses and buildings. “We saw that it was important to create a new library so that we could continue our education,’’ said Ahmad.

People throughout the city have put the library to good use. Doctors in the town are using the books to continue their studies and treat patients; these books even help them perform surgeries (手术). Teachers are using the books to prepare classes in the war town. Unfortunately, children will not be found in the library as it is too dangerous to walk there.

“You can read about everything in books,” said one reader in the library. “They provide hope to us and help us seek light in the darkness.”

1. The library in Darayya, Syria was built underground to ________.

A．make it more mysterious and funny	B．offer a quiet reading environment
C．attract more people to read in it	D．avoid the danger from the war

2. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．Anas Ahmad is a former civil engineering student.

B．Anas took risks in collecting books for the library.

C．People in Darayya are surrounded by the danger.

D．How to stay away from bomb and the snipers?

3. Why did Anas Ahmad help to found the library?

A．To continue the education in the town.	B．To inspire the people to fight.
C．To offer people a safe place.	D．To attract more kids to read books.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The library’s creators have collected more than 14,000 so far.

B．The library is put to good use by the people in the town.

C．Children can be found to read in the library after school.

D．The library is not safe enough for the people to read in it.

5. The best title of the passage may be ________.

A．a former civil engineering student	B．a town of Darayya in the war
C．a secret library provides hope	D．the biggest library in the war

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did the Portuguese man depend on to move his boat?

A．Petrol.

B．Solar power.

C．Wind power.

2. How long did the trip last?

A．25 days.

B．30 days.

C．47 days.

3. Why did the Portuguese man stay longer at the Canary Islands?

A．He wanted a good rest.

B．He got delayed by the weather.

C．He needed to repair his boat.

3 . 阅读下面短文, 从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A. coming     B. games     C. it        D. at E. which     F. a       G. starts H. nothing     I. to celebrate     J. are holding

Hi, Susan,

We     1     a surprise party for Xiaoming’s birthday.

As scheduled, all the classmates in our class will gather     2     the Students’ Centre at 8:00 p. m. this Friday evening     3     Xiaoming’s birthday. We would feel much honored if you could come and enjoy it,     4     is to finish at 9, lasting an hour.

As the party     5    , we will light the candles and sing “Happy Birthday” for him. Then the birthday cake will be presented and cut for all of us to enjoy, following which we’ll sing songs and play some small     6    . What’s more, as     7     surprise, we’ll all . prepare some secret birthday gifts for him, and     8     will be great to see how surprised     9     about it he will be seeing the gifts. As it’s a surprise party, he will know before hand, and we do hope that you could manage to attend it.

Looking forward to your     10    .

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . The Australian Outback town of Quilpie is home to 800 people. The town hoped its offer of free land might draw five new families to the community. In less than two weeks, the town has received more than 250 requests for information about the offer from around Australia and other countries around the world. The town leaders came up with the idea to deal with a housing shortage. The lack of housing made it difficult to fill jobs in the remote area of western Queensland state. People who buy land, build a house on it for less than 560,000 dollars, and live in it for six months can receive a 9,400 dollars payment, known as a grant. A block of land in Quilpie, about 1,000-square meters, sells for around the same amount as the grant. It means the town is effectively giving the land away.

The idea for the grant offer came from Justin Hancock, head of the town council. The 30-year-old spent six months in a retirement (退休) home when he first arrived in Quilpie this year because of the area’s housing shortage. Quilpie has recently needed workers in healthcare and education. It also needs people who can fix cars and prepare meat and many other kinds of workers. Questions about the free land program came from as far away as Britain, India, and New Zealand. But home buyers need to be Australian citizens or permanent (永久) residents to be a candidate for the grant.

Hancock said recently that getting five new families to the area would be a big success. “To see the interest,” he added, “it was a little overwhelming (难以处理的事情).” Real estate prices have increased greatly across much of Australia throughout the coronavirus crisis. Lockdowns in the largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, and low interest rates have sent people to search for larger homes in smaller towns. Most of the interest in coronavirus-free Quilpie has come from the state capital, Brisbane, a city of 2.4 million on the Pacific Ocean 1,000 kilometers to the east. But there is also interest from Melbourne, Newcastle, and Western Australia state. Both young families and retired people are considering the Quilpie move. They have different reasons. “People who are coming out of lockdown (锁定) are saying I want wide open spaces, and we have plenty of that,” Hancock said.

The area that Quilpie is in, known as a shire, covers 68,000 square kilometers. Two grants will be received by Quilpie locals, one by council employee Tom Hennessy, 23, and his 24-year-old school teacher fiancee (未婚妻), Tessa McDougall. The couple bought a block of land in August. “I love Quilpie. It’s a great place. Everyone’s friendly,” Hennessy said. Hennessy was born in Quilpie and his fiancee came a year ago from Brisbane.

1. Why does Quilpie attract so many people to live here?

A．Quilpie has a lot of abandoned houses.

B．Good jobs can be found in Quilpie.

C．Quilpie is close to the capital of Australia.

D．Quilpie offered the land free of charge.

2. What are the requirements for receiving the grant?

A．To have a villa of your own in Australia.

B．The real estate has to be $20 million.

C．Applicants need to recommend five families to move to town.

D．Must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.

3. What does the underlined word “estate” in third paragraph mean?

A．房产

B．性质

C．情况

D．遗产

4. What did the Hennesses think of the town?

A．boring

B．disappointing

C．full of happiness

D．dissatisfying

5 . I also play computer games from time ________ time and I even play tennis on my television screen in my living room! （用适当的词填空）

6 . 请选出划线部分发音相同的一组。

A．case       application       location       amazingly

B．oxygen       plenty       enjoy       oven

C．click       disease       immune       ice

D．that       throughout       athlete       fitfh

7 . 假设你是在美国学习的交换生李华,你的朋友Edu 邀请你下周星期五参加他的生日聚会,请你根据提示给 Edu写封回信拒绝他的邀请。 内容包括: (1)感谢邀请;(2)解释不能参加的原因;(3)表示抱歉,并提议补救措施。
注意:(1)词数100左右(文章开头和结尾已经为你写好,不计入总词数);
(2)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
(3)文中不得透漏个人姓名和学校名称。
提示:(1)excited to get the invitation to your birthday party
(2)can’t wait to
(3)I am so sorry and sad to miss all the fun
(4)we can play basketball together next weekend
Hi,Edu,

I hope you are doing well.

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Yours,

Li Hua

8 . 根据题目所提出的具体要求，在答题卡上写出一篇连贯完整的短文。词数不少于60。
假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack想了解在抗击疫情期间，你居家生活的情况。请参考下面提供的信息，写邮件向他介绍你的居家生活，并询问他居家生活的情况。
邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
● take online courses, do homework and read books
● do some cooking, cleaning and washing
● do exercise, play games and watch news
● …
Dear Jack,

How is everything? In your letter, you asked me about what I was doing at home during the outbreak of Coronavirus.

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Best regards,

Li Hua

9 . 根据短文内容，从所给词语中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填空（每词限用一次）。

cause     choice     common     grow     inside     news     on     tall     want     who

Many teenagers feel lonely. You are not alone. In fact, it is very     1     for teenagers to feel lonely. This feeling is considered as growing pains — the difficulties that teenagers face while growing up.

As teenagers     2    , it becomes harder for them to deal with the changes both inside and outside. They experience great physical (身体的) changes. They grow     3     and their voices get deeper, among many other developments.

Along with these outside changes, there come many     4     changes. Many boys always want to take risks, but may not have the ability to make right     5    . When girls try to deal with their strong feelings, they often     6     someone to talk to.

In the social world, as teenagers get older, they try to depend     7     themselves. They may also need love badly at the same time. This will     8     trouble. They often question     9     they are and what they should do.

The good     10     is that these kinds of growing pains do not last long. In the end, everything will be OK — the teenager becomes a healthy adult. This period helps teenagers to become better.

10 . 阅读下面的短文，然后将画线部分的句子译成汉语或英语。

Learning has become my life habit. I think learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new.     1    I will leave the junior high school.我期待去我理想的高中。    2    So I must study harder.

By studying hard I can write thousands of English words. At first, I didn’t know many English words. Like most students, I thought it was hard and boring to remember them all.     3    But there was an English word competition at our school. I picked up a dictionary and prepared for it. I tried to understand the meaning of each word first. It helped me remember them quickly.

Thankfully, my father gave me a hand. If he found some useful words, he would tell me in a special way.     4    It made the whole thing more interesting.

In the competition, I won the first prize, which made me really happy. This experience taught me to remember more English words.

Of all the dictionaries, I like Oxford English Dictionary best.我家里有十多本《牛津英语字典》。     5    I want to recite the whole dictionary. I should never give up trying to achieve my dream. It is really difficult but I believe anything is possible if you study hard.