1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who runs Love and Care?

A．Mrs. Green.

B．Mrs. Green’s friend.

C．Mrs. Green’s teacher.

2. Why are some of the old people sad?

A．They can’t watch TV.

B．They have no visitors.

C．They can’t sleep well.

3. What did the volunteers do for the old people?

A．They sang songs.

B．They cooked some cake.

C．They had a walk with them.

4. How did the old people feel in the end?

A．Excited.

B．Bored.

C．Worried.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is Tom doing?

A．Preparing for a speech.

B．Reading some online news.

C．Looking at pictures of wildlife.

2. Why was the 3-mile fence created?

A．To decorate the busy highway.

B．To make the bridge look natural.

C．To guide animals toward the bridge.

3. What do we know about the bridge?

A．It is under construction.

B．It has been used by animals.

C．It has got no traffic for a long time.

4. When will the speakers set off?

A．At 3:00 pm.

B．At 3:30 pm.

C．At 4:00 pm.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What seems to be the problem for many children?

A．They want to make money early.

B．They don’t know how to save money.

C．They can’t use pocket money properly.

2. What is the man good at?

A．Managing money.

B．Improving children’s lessons.

C．Dealing with children’s problems.

3. What advice does the man give to children?

A．Saving money in their piggy banks.

B．Spending money on meaningful activities.

C．Paying all their attention to the study.

4 . I teach digital technology. Although this class is high-tech; we try to make it high-touch. In other words, we keep screen-time to a ______

One day, I helped my Grade 8 students build robotic arms. They’re ______ their robots to perform tasks from the ______ —dipping a tea bag into a mug—to the complex, like cleaning up radioactive (放射性的) waste. Like most days, things often don’t ______ as expected. Sometimes it’s the wiring that’s not working. Sometimes, it’s a ______ problem, like the glue holding the parts together ______ because of continuous movement. I do my best to encourage students to continue through ______, though, truly, their peers are the best cheerleaders. When things aren’t working, they make ______: “That happened to me, and here’s how I fixed it.” They ______ each other up: “Try again! You can do it!” They also do a lot of playful ______. But when things finally work, they celebrate together. ______, this is a classroom of teammates, not ______.

Educators and parents have done a lot of thinking lately about the future of ______. We don’t learn best on the ______. More and more, I’ve come to believe that the future of school lies in classrooms like the one we’ve built, where students ______ technology with human creativity and connection.

1.

A．balance

B．target

C．height

D．minimum

2.

A．displaying

B．allowing

C．improving

D．inspiring

3.

A．ordinary

B．urgent

C．significant

D．tough

4.

A．work out

B．turn around

C．show off

D．catch up

5.

A．mental

B．legal

C．mechanical

D．financial

6.

A．disappearing

B．failing

C．freezing

D．boiling

7.

A．applications

B．opportunities

C．possibilities

D．challenges

8.

A．suggestions

B．mistakes

C．excuses

D．apologies

9.

A．bring

B．call

C．lift

D．wake

10.

A．thinking

B．training

C．learning

D．teasing

11.

A．Crucially

B．Suddenly

C．Seriously

D．Occasionally

12.

A．candidates

B．competitors

C．colleagues

D．audience

13.

A．entertainment

B．education

C．society

D．technology

14.

A．scene

B．stage

C．ground

D．screen

15.

A．provide

B．replace

C．combine

D．assist

5 . For Cruz, who grew up in Peru’s mountainous region of Cuzco, fog represents a massive opportunity. As a boy, he had to hike for more than an hour every day across hills to collect water from the nearest source. But over time, he realized that during the rainy season, droplets of water would gather in the large leaves of banana trees. So one day he and his father tried to build a canal system with the leaves to collect water and it turned out a success. But afterwards, he moved to Lima at the age of 25.

There, shocked by the water shortages and expensive water supply that some of the city’s poorest residents were faced with, Cruz set up El Movimiento Peruanos sin Agua in 2005. The idea was to deploy the method he learned in his hometown on a larger scale, which would provide free, independently sourced and easily accessible water to those who needed it most. He began installing (安装) a traditional fog catcher model developed in the 1980s.

At the highest point of Los Tres Miradores, there is a curious set of large structures that resemble a fleet of ships in the sky. They are so-called “fog catchers”. Netted devices, made of high density Raschel polyethylene and spanning several meters wide, are lined up at the top of a misty mound and linked by a network of tubes that lead to storage containers. The 40 fog catchers there provide enough water for 180 families, whether to bathe, clean, drink or to irrigate crops on small garden patches.

Supporters believe that fog catchers have the potential to improve water supply for communities around the world among the ever-challenging circumstances. German researcher Lummerich says, “They are cheap, easy to construct.” In a world searching for water supply systems, it is one important puzzle piece that can make an essential difference locally.

However, there are some issues. For one, fog catchers require space, which is not always easy to come by in cities, let alone urban slums. At the same time, fog catchers must be properly cleaned and maintained to stay effective. Most crucially, appropriate climate conditions are required. Fog isn’t everywhere.

1. What does the underlined word “deploy” probably mean in paragraph 2?

A．Employ.

B．Adjust.

C．Design.

D．Study.

2. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．The reason why Cruz installed fog catchers.

B．The difficulties of constructing a canal system.

C．The installation and benefits of fog catchers.

D．The inspiration Cruz gained to build a canal system.

3. What is the biggest challenge associated with the use of fog catchers?

A．High costs.	B．Public opposition.
C．Space limitation.	D．Climate conditions.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Urban Areas: A Struggle for Sufficient Water

B．Innovative Water Collection Techniques in Peru

C．The Global Water Crisis and Possible Solutions

D．Fog Catchers: A Local Solution with Global Potential

6 . Active listening is a communication skill that involves going beyond simply hearing the words that another person speaks but also seeking to understand the meaning and intention behind them. The word “active” implies that you are taking some type of action when listening to others.

    1    

Be fully present

Active listening requires being fully present in the conversation. It enables you to concentrate on what is being said. Being present involves listening with all your senses and giving your full attention to the speaker. To use this active listening technique effectively, put away your cell phone, ignore distractions, and shut down your internal dialogue.     2     And let everything else slip away.

Pay attention to non-verbal cues (非言语暗示)

As much as 65% of a person’s communication is unspoken,     3    . This involves not folding your arms, smiling while listening, leaning in, and nodding at key points. It can also be helpful to pay attention to your facial expressions when active listening so that you don’t convey any type of negative response.

Keep good eye contact

When engaged in active listening, making eye contact is especially important. This tells the other person that you are present and listening to what he or she says.     4     At the same time, you don’t want to use so much eye contact that the conversation feels strange. To keep this from happening, follow the 50/70 rule. This involves maintaining eye contact for 50% to 70% of the time spent listening, holding the contact for four to five seconds before briefly looking away.

Be patient

Patience is an important active listening technique because it allows the other person to speak without interruption. Being patient involves not trying to fill periods of silence with your own thoughts or stories. This also requires listening to understand, not to respond.     5     Also, don’t change the subject too abruptly as this conveys boredom and impatience.

A．Don’t prepare a reply while listening.

B．It also shows that you aren’t distracted.

C．This isn’t helpful during active listening.

D．So use open, non-threatening body language.

E．Don’t focus too much on insignificant details.

F．Place your focus on your conversation partner.

G．This involves using certain strategies or techniques.

7 . 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。

A video of college students in northeastern China wearing military style cotton coats to class     1    (go) viral on social media platforms recently.

Down jackets(羽绒服) have been a    2    (necessary) for many Chinese people all the time. To seek more profit in the booming market, many brands have started to move towards high-end development,    3    (result)in a more significant increase in demand for high-quality materials like white goose down. Thus, the price has increased.

With the price of down jackets increasing, college students in China have picked up military coats    4    (defend) themselves from the winter cold. Thanks     5     their low cost and high quality, cotton coats have made a major comeback this winter and stormed college campuses.

The general thinking among students is     6    it isn’t about whether they can afford a down jacket or not, but that cotton coats     7    (simple)provide better quality at a much lower price. The cheapest military style cotton coat costs less than 100 yuan and they have become the most     8    (fashion)winter wear for college students in northern China. A single person wearing one of these coats is noticeable, and a couple might     9    (laugh)at. But when a group wears them, it’s     10    latest fashion.

8 . It’s thought that the first ever Chinese restaurant opened in 1908 in the UK. It was located in Piccadilly Circus, London. Although this was a great breakthrough for the cuisine (菜肴), it didn’t pick up popularity for years.

Back in the 1950’s the idea of Chinese food in the UK and America was simplistic; tinned Chinese curries (咖喱菜肴), processed foods and confused flavours (味道), like Chinese food on pizza. Takeout restaurants were few and far between and other cuisines with less experimental flavours were favoured by Westerners.

It wasn’t until the 1960’s and 1970’s that Chinese food began getting the recognition. More citizens began arriving on Western soil from China and Chinatown started development in the1970’s, when chefs began talking about exotic (异国的) flavours. One typical figure during this period was Kenneth Lo. He wrote more than 30 books on Chinese cooking from the1950’s to the1990’s, with over one million copies sold in Britain.

Lo also opened a cooking school in London during the 1980’s, which was praised as Europe’s first Chinese cooking school. Alongside this, people began opening up to the idea of varied flavours but dishes had to make the most of the ingredients (配料) available in the West. Chinese chefs began to adapt dishes to use readily available ingredients and also appeal more to Westerners. This ended with the creation of dishes that a Western audience recognizes as Chinese that you wouldn’t even find in China. For example, Chop Suey used to be one of the most popular dishes found in the West but you wouldn’t be able to find this dish with ease in China. The same goes for the beloved fortune cookies.

Nowadays, more frequent travel of British people to China has exposed consumers to more varieties and both authentic (正宗的) and modern Chinese flavours. No longer do those living in the West fear complex and unfamiliar flavours; instead they accept the contrast and try to include them into their diet.

1. What happened to Chinese food after the first Chinese restaurant opened in London?

A．It went through great changes.

B．It went unnoticed for a long time.

C．It was mainly sold as takeout food.

D．It started to have a big influence.

2. What did Kenneth Lo do to promote Chinese food?

A．He wrote many books about Chinese cooking.

B．He worked in a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown.

C．He commented on popular books on Chinese food.

D．He travelled across China to learn Chinese cooking.

3. Why are Chop Suey and fortune cookies mentioned in paragraph 4?

A．To prove many ingredients were needed to make them.

B．To show they were the most popular Chinese dishes in London.

C．To show Chinese dishes were adapted to satisfy Westerners’ taste.

D．To prove the ingredients used in Western cuisine were simple.

4. What is the Westerners’ attitude towards Chinese food nowadays?

A．Concerned.

B．Regretful.

C．Unclear.

D．Acceptive.

9 . Home workout

As long as there is a space at home, we can move. It will take time if we go outside as time is precious, especially in this fast- paced age. So many people like to exercise at home. However, without trainers, getting good exercises at home can be difficult.     1    

Avoid over-training. Nowadays, a lot of people prefer to do some popular programs they see on social media. But a lot of these programs are high-in-tensity (高强度的) and designed to make you feel tired.     2     Training beyond your power can result in injury. “You might develop tendonitis (肌腱炎) in the knees; you might hurt an ankle,” said Clifton Hempstead, a well-known personal trainer.

    3     A lot of home workout programs that don’t need equipment include exercises such as planks (平板支撑),squats (深蹲) and sit-ups.     4     “When doing squats, your knees and toes should be pointed in the same direction so that, long term, your knees don’t suffer. If you can’t do an exercise, find a way to reduces its tensity so that you have less pain,” he said.

Do yoga in a suitable way.     5     But if you’d rather learn yoga through videos, it’s important to take it slow. Many video classes don’t offer any changes of poses that might make them work for different bodies. “If something doesn’t feel right, and you’re taking a video class, please quit,” he said. “Don’t go as far.”

A．It can be tricky to do yoga at home.

B．Yoga is the most effective in the presence of an instructor.

C．Here is something you should pay attention to when you choose to exercise at home.

D．Instead, you should try a program that is working toward a goal, with exercises you’re able to do.

E．Watch your form.

F．But having bad form can lead to injury.

G．People find it easy to do these programs.

10 . —It’s ________ your promise to be absent from Helen’s party.
—Yes. But I have to prepare for my report next week.

A．for

B．against

C．with

D．from