1 . Do you know _______ languages there are in the world? There are about 1500 but many of them are not very _______. English is one of the most important languages because many people _______ it, not only in England and America, _______ in other countries of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it _______ their own language, and another 200,000,000 use it as _______ language. It is _______ to say how many people are learning it. _______ boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.

Many English children study French. French is also a very important language. _______ children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.

Which is the best ________ to learn a language? We know that we all learnt ________ language well when we were ________. If we learn a second language in the ________ way, it won’t seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It________ what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to ________ it. It is using the language, ________ in it and talking in it all the time. If people use a second language ________, they will learn it ________.

In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to speak. It is best to learn all new words through the ________. You can read them, spell them and ________ them later.

1.

A．how many

B．what number

C．a lot of

D．so many

2.

A．useful

B．necessary

C．important

D．good

3.

A．like

B．use

C．learn

D．speak

4.

A．but

B．and

C．also

D．so

5.

A．like

B．with

C．for

D．as

6.

A．foreign

B．a second

C．the second

D．a special

7.

A．easy

B．again

C．difficult

D．best

8.

A．Millions of

B．Million of

C．Millions

D．Several million

9.

A．Some

B．Other

C．All

D．Few

10.

A．time

B．way

C．thing

D．place

11.

A．a foreign

B．our mothers’

C．other’s

D．our own

12.

A．born

B．children

C．grown

D．boys

13.

A．same

B．different

C．useful

D．good

14.

A．does

B．says

C．listens to

D．follows

15.

A．ask

B．want

C．get

D．ask for

16.

A．speaking

B．writing

C．thinking

D．doing

17.

A．some time

B．sometimes

C．all the time

D．for the time

18.

A．quickly

B．soon

C．freely

D．easily

19.

A．mouth

B．hands

C．ears

D．mind

20.

A．speak

B．use

C．love

D．write

2 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Sir or Madam,

News came which the teachers from Asheville School in America would pay a visit to our school for communication. Having read your requirements, I am willing to be one of the volunteer.

I am Li Hua, a Senior 3 student. I think I am qualified of the job. I have a good command of orally English, which can make me to communicate with foreigners freely. What’s more, I was always ready to help others and full of spirit of devotion. Aimed to do the work well, I’d like to receive any necessary training, and do whichever our school requires. Believe me, I’ll make full preparation and there is no doubt that I will be an outstanding volunteer.

I would appreciate you if you could take my request into consideration.

Yours,

Li Hua

3 . Everybody is afraid of something. That’s what more than 1,700 kids told us when we asked them about fears and scary stuff. We gave kids a list of 14 scary things and asked which one frightened them most. Here are the top 5 answers from our survey (调查)：① Scary movies and TV shows；②Scary dreams；③Thunderstorms，hurricanes(飓风)；and other horrible weather；④War and terrorism (恐怖行动)；⑤Sounds heard at night.

But not everyone is afraid of the same thing. And what makes one person scared can be of no big deal for someone else. Plenty of kids said their biggest fear wasn’t on our list.

What is fear?

Fear is a feeling that everyone has—it’s programmed into all of us—and that’s a good thing because fear is there to protect us. We’re born with a sense of fear so we can react to something that could be dangerous. The baby cries，and their mom comes over to comfort him or her，helping the baby feel safe and OK again.

Real vs. Pretend

The best way to get over a fear is to get more information about it. As kids get older，they understand more and start seeing the difference between what is real and unreal. So when William’s imagination leads him to think of witches，he can tell himself，“Wait a minute. They’re only pretend things. I don’t need to worry about them.”

The same goes for the dark. A kid’s imagination can start playing tricks when the lights go out. What’s under my bed？Is that a thief I hear？With the help of a parent，kids can get more comfortable in the dark. Using a nightlight or shining a flashlight under the bed to see that there’s nothing there can help kids fight that fear.

1. What did the writer find out from the survey?

A．Some people have never experienced fear.

B．Kids don’t like watching scary movies.

C．All people are afraid of something.

D．People often cry loudly when they are scared.

2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The list of fears is not complete.

B．The things people fear are of no big deal.

C．Kids have more fears than people think.

D．People are afraid of different things.

3. In the writer’s opinion，________.

A．having a sense of fear is not a bad thing

B．babies have a weak sense of fear

C．fear is not something that we are born with

D．not all people can react to dangerous things

4 . Are people happier in nature with blue skies overhead and fresh green grass underfoot? Could noisy streets, crowded with cars and people, make us unhappy?

The possible mental health problems of city living affect a lot of people. The World Health Organization estimates(估计)that 56 percent of the world's population lived in urban areas in 2019. The WHO adds that that amount will increase to 66 percent by 2050. People often move to cities for better jobs and more cultural activities. But are they putting themselves at risk? Maybe. Experts at the American Psychiatry Association say that “natural environments or green spaces” do much good to our mental health.

Many studies have shown that nature can calm us and make us feel happy. Nature, experts say, can also help us learn better. And experiencing nature helps people recover from the mental tiredness that comes from day-to-day work. On the other hand, mental health experts say some research suggests that city living might hurt our mental health. But they cannot say exactly why.

What are the specific aspects of the urban environment which causes some people to develop mental illness? Andrea Mechelli, a doctor at Kings College, London, states, “There have been studies where people were literally taken out of an urban environment into a rural (乡村的) environment and their symptoms would improve. And we also see that the greater the city is, the greater the risk is.” Mechelli say that someone who lives in a city is three times more likely to develop psychological problem than someone living in the country.

Kings College researchers, along with city planners, land and building designers and others wanted to learn more about city living and mental illness. So, they created a smartphone app called Urban Mind. They say they wanted to understand how different parts of the urban environment affect mental wellbeing(健康).

The researchers found that being outdoors, seeing trees, hearing birdsong, seeing the sky, and feeling in contact with nature were associated with higher levels of mental well-being. They also found that these seeming effects of nature were especially strong in those individuals at greater risk of mental health problems. The Urban Mind Project team says it hopes “the results will inform future urban planning and social policy aimed at improving design and health.”

1. Why is the question raised in the first paragraph?

A．To introduce the topic of the text.

B．To show the background of the text.

C．To ask the readers to learn the study.

D．To raise the readers' interest in happiness.

2. What does Mechelli find during his study?

A．People are attracted by the blue skies and green grass.

B．People are more content with their city life.

C．More and more people are interested in taking risks in cities,

D．City people are more likely to develop mental problems than country people.

3. What is expected of the Urban Mind research result?

A．More people will choose to live in the countryside.

B．It will bring more concern about people s mental health.

C．It will contribute to future urban planning and social policies.

D．People will be helped to improve their mental illness.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Urban Mind measures the level of mental wellbeing.

B．City living may be harmful to people’s mental health.

C．Living in the countryside is better than in the city.

D．Different scientists hold different opinions on the effects of city living.

5 . Unexpected connection between sleep and academic performance has been recently discovered.

Researchers have found that insufficient sleep and tiredness increase a person's risk of developing severe medical conditions, such as obesity （肥胖症），high blood sugar levels, and heart disease. Now, a new study has found that getting sufficient sleep is also the key to improving academic performance.

Jeffrey Gross, the university science professor who led the research, was not trying to find the relationship between sleep and grades when he handed out smartwatches to the 100 students in his chemistry class. Instead, the professor hoped the wrist-worn devices, which track a personas physical activity, would show a connection between exercise and academic achievements.

While Grosses data showed no relationship between these two factors, the study found something surprising. As the researchers were analyzing their data, they noticed that there was a linear （线性的）relationship between the average amount of sleep the students got and their results in the course's 11 quizzes, three midterm tests, and the final exam.

Even more interesting, it was not sufficient for students to just head to bed early the night before a test Instead, it's the sleep you get during the days when learning is happening that matters most.

When students went to bed each night was similarly important. Those who went to bed in the early hours of the morning performed poorly, even if the total sleep time was the same as a higher-performing student. "When you go to bed matters," Gross says. “If you go to bed at 10, or 12, or 1 at night, and sleep for seven hours, your performance is the same. But if you go to bed after 2, your performance starts to go down even if you get the same seven hours' sleep. So, quantity isn't everything."

Perhaps the most interesting was the huge impact that small differences in sleep patterns had on the students' grades. The overall course grades of students averaging six and a half hours of sleep each night were 25% lower than students who averaged just one hour more sleep. Similarly, students who varied their bedtime by even one hour each night had grades that dropped 45% below those with more regular bedtime.

Who knew getting straight AM just required some extra sleep?

1. Based on his original objective, which best describes Professor Gross's research findings?

A．Convincing.	B．Complete.
C．Accidental.	D．Doubtful.

2. Who were the people taking part in the study?

A．Middle school chemistry students.

B．Volunteers from different universities.

C．University student athletes.

D．Professor Gross's own students.

3. How did Professor Gross's team measure students' academic performance?

A．Making the students wear special watches.

B．Using the students' normal test and quiz grades.

C．Giving the students regular quizzes after class.

D．Using students' university entrance test results.

4. Based on the study's fin dings, who is likely to perform best academically?

A．A student who has a good night's sleep the night before an important test.

B．A student who sleeps from 11 pm to 6 a.m. each day.

C．A student whose normal bedtime varies between 9 p.m. and 12 p.m.

D．A student who sleeps for a total of 7 hours each night.

6 . Yesterday   I had a walk with a friend in the street. When we were passing by a house, I _____ a BlackBerry cellphone. I picked it up and it still _____ ! I started checking the contact     list and calling numbers. I wanted to   see _____ I could   get   some information   about   the   owner of the   phone. _____, only one   person   answered   and   she didn't   recognize the _____ that I was calling from. In the end, she said, "It is just so nice that   you are trying to _____ whose phone it is."

Since that lady didn't know whose phone it was, my friend _____ me to go back   to the   street. I _____ We went back to the street and to the house _____ which we had found the BlackBerry cellphone.   I _____ the door.   Two   college students _____ and said they hadn't       lost their phones. But when I told them the story and _____ some names on the contact list, one of them said that he _____ had those names so it must be the phone of one of his _____.

They said it was _____ that I took the time to find the _____. I really didn't have anything to say because   in   my mind   I was   just   doing the _____ thing.   I never   considered _____ the phone—it wasn't mine. I immediately tried to find the owner because that is exactly what I would want _____ to do if any of my family members _____ their phones.

1.

A．bought

B．dropped

C．repaired

D．found

2.

A．rang

B．sang

C．worked

D．shook

3.

A．that

B．if

C．what

D．how

4.

A．Probably

B．Interestingly

C．Finally

D．Unluckily

5.

A．number

B．street

C．man

D．name

6.

A．talk about

B．think of

C．find out

D．care about

7.

A．advised

B．pushed

C．helped

D．showed

8.

A．laughed

B．understood

C．argued

D．agreed

9.

A．at the back of

B．in front of

C．on the top of

D．far away from

10.

A．turned to

B．looked for

C．knocked on

D．broke into

11.

A．answered

B．shouted

C．ran

D．passed

12.

A．spelled

B．wrote

C．mentioned

D．remembered

13.

A．sometimes

B．also

C．hardly

D．always

14.

A．kids

B．parents

C．students

D．friends

15.

A．exciting

B．necessary

C．wonderful

D．impossible

16.

A．phone

B．information

C．buyer

D．owner

17.

A．important

B．right

C．strange

D．brave

18.

A．giving

B．borrowing

C．mending

D．keeping

19.

A．them

B．him

C．someone

D．myself

20.

A．lost

B．described

C．needed

D．lent

7 . The Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院) fire has been put out, but its wooden roof have been largely damaged. The terrible accident causes a sudden sharp pain to people around the world, “What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonder anymore.”

But the good news is that there is at least one way of seeing them, namely via a video game called Assassin's Creed: Unity. In this game, the player can travel to one city after another and enter the buildings exactly like what they are in reality, and see Notre Dame as it was before the fire. In addition, with VR technology, which is already quite mature, one can even look around the undamaged Notre Dame as if it is still there. Maybe digital technology could help to better protect architectural cultural heritage.

The idea of digitizing ancient buildings, making digital models of them so their data can be saved, dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to advance since then. By scanning the ancient buildings with lasers, building 3D models with hundreds of images, as well as measuring everything precisely, engineers can make a copy as “same” as the real one.

As computers and smartphones are hugely popular，the digital replica or digital copy has great pratical value. First, it allows tourists to feel the cultural relics without touching them, which helps protect them. The virtual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province is a good example of this as tourists can view the paintings without standing near them. Furthermore, it can make the digitized cultural relics more famous by spreading awareness about them via the Internet. In 2000, a virtual tour of the Great Wall became very popular at the Hannover World Expo, which increased the number of foreign tourists visiting it in the following years. Above all, it preserves all the information of the cultural relics. Even if the original ones are damaged one day, people can still know what they were like and can build a replica if desired.

Time is the biggest problem to architectural heritage. Maybe we will have better technologies in the future，but the digital technology offers a practical way to preserve architectural cultural heritage at the moment.

1. Which of the following statement is true?

A．The big fire has damaged the whole Notre Dame.

B．Only people in Paris felt pain for losing Notre Dame.

C．The damaged parts of Notre Dame have already been repaired.

D．A video game can help people see the original look of Notre Dame.

2. What will engineers do to create a digital replica of the ancient buildings?

A．Scan the photos of the buildings	B．Build 3D models of full size.
C．Improve the technology needed.	D．Measure all the parts exactly.

3. How does the author prove the digital copy has vital practical importance?

A．By comparison.	B．By listing data.
C．By giving examples.	D．By classification.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．The Damage of Notre Dame

B．The Value of Digital Replica

C．VR Technology Helps Repair the Cultural Relics

D．Digital Technology Helps Protect Ancient Buildings

8 . I am a mother of three children and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was social study. The last class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.

Soon after we were given the project, my husband, my youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s one cold March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.

We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back way. I turned around and found there standing behind me were two poor homeless men with a horrible “dirty body” smell. The short gentleman, close to me, was “smiling”. His beautiful sky-blue eyes were full of light as he searched for acceptance. The second man played with his hands uneasily as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation(救赎). The short man just asked for a coffee because that was all they could afford.

I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray(餐盘).I then walked around the corner to the men’s table. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and said “Thank you”.

I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down, my husband smiled at me and said, “That’s why God gave you to me, Honey. To give me hope.”

On the last evening of class, I turned in “my project” and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and we all knew that we need to heal people and to be healed.

I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. “LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS--NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.”

1. Why did the people around the author back away?

A．Because the second man stood playing with his hands.

B．Because the two homeless men were also waiting in line, with a bad smell.

C．Because the short gentleman was smiling to everyone around.

D．Because both men were poorly dressed and mentally ill.

2. After the author handed the meals to the homeless men, she _________.

A．regretted and cried	B．turned in her project
C．went back to her husband and son	D．talked with them for a while

3. What kind of woman do you think the author is?

A．Lovely.	B．Mature.
C．Over-curious.	D．Caring.

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Poor as the homeless men were, they had their dignity.

B．The author felt we should know how to heal people.

C．The author’s husband was very proud of her.

D．What the author did to the men touched many people.

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Daisy was a little girl     1    had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife. One day she woke up and found a     2     (fly) carpet by her bed. It took her to a distant land where Daisy can find the animals that were in     3    (dangerous ). The carpet travelled     4     fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe. Daisy turned around and found that she     5     (watch) by an elephant. “Have you come to take my photo?” it asked.     6    relief Daisy burst into     7     (laugh). “Don’t laugh,” said the elephant, “We used to be an endangered species. Farmers     8     (hunt) us without mercy. They said we destroyed their farms, and money from tourists only went to the large tour companies. So the government decided     9     (help). They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers. Now the farmers are happy and our numbers     10     (increase). So good things are being done here to save local wildlife.”

10 . How did you learn how to ride your bike? Someone probably gave you a few lessons and then you practiced a lot.     1     No one is born to know how to study. You need to learn a few study skills and then practice them.

    2    Do you have trouble paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Is it hard to see the board? Make sure you’re sitting in a good seat that lets you pay attention. Tell your teacher or parents about any problems that are stopping you from paying attention and taking good notes.

    3    Waiting until Thursday night to study for Friday’s test will make a homework night no fun! It also makes it hard to do your best. We’re all guilty of putting things off sometimes. One of the best ways to make sure that doesn’t happen is to plan ahead.

Ask for help. You can’t study effectively if you don’t understand the material.     4     You can check yourself by reading through your notes. Does it all make sense? If not, ask your teacher to go over it with you.

Get a good night’s sleep. So the test is tomorrow and you’ve followed your study plan — but suddenly you can’t remember anything, not even 2+2! Don’t worry. Your brain needs time to digest (消化) all the information you’ve given it. Try to get a good night’s sleep.     5    

A．Plan ahead for tests and projects.

B．Study regularly instead of just the night before.

C．You can learn how to study in much the same way.

D．You’ll be surprised by what comes back to you in the morning.

E．If you’re studying math or science, do some practice problems.

F．Be sure to ask your teacher for help if you’re confused about something.

G．Good studying starts in class.