1 . 听下面一段对白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did Murphy go to a doctor?

A．He failed to see anything.

B．He needed some help.

C．He became deaf.

2. What was Betty doing at home?

A．Cooking a meal.

B．Having dinner.

C．Laying the table.

3. What can we say about Betty?

A．She’s generous.

B．She’s nervous.

C．She’s impatient.

4. What is the speaker doing?

A．Introducing a treatment.

B．Giving a speech.

C．Telling a story.

2 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will the speakers do first?

A．Buy drinks.

B．Return home.

C．Visit a university.

2. What does Samantha want to order?

A．Water.

B．Coffee.

C．Hot chocolate.

3. How will the speakers go to the museum?

A．By bus.

B．On foot.

C．By bike.

4. Where does the conversation take place?

A．In the street.

B．In a bank.

C．In a coffee shop.

3 . 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。

Tea is a healthy drink. Drinking tea in China could be considered as an art and to help people achieve a sense of calm and renewed energy. It is also     1     way to enjoy life better.

Stories     2     are about the discovery of tea are different depending on the people who you ask, but we know that Chinese people have been drinking tea since Shennong, 5,000 years ago. Usually, tea     3     (believe) to be medicinal, and is so central to     4     (day) life that an old Chinese saying includes tea in a list of seven important contents to be gathered each morning, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy and vinegar.

Tea serves three primary     5     (purpose) traditionally in Chinese society: to show status, to bring people together and to improve wellness.

Drinking tea together is a sign of respect. In ancient times, “tribute tea”(贡茶) was     6     (special) kept for and presented to the Emperor. Tea still has a place in the life of the average people. It is common     7     (give) guests a cup of tea to welcome them into the home. But tea is more than a key of social customs. It is meant to act     8     a medium through which people can become much     9     (close) to nature. Drinking tea out in nature will create a spiritual connection to the environment and make people feel     10     (relax).

4 . Everyone has “down days”. Maybe it’s because of the bad weather, or the disappointing grades on a difficult test, and some days teenagers just act uninterested in life or school. But these symptoms(症状) often pass quickly, as teens move on to new school subjects, or meet with friends to prevent themselves from thinking what troubles them at the moment. But if a teenager displays symptoms of sadness for more than two lasting weeks, it might point to something serious.

As teenagers develop, they push new boundaries(边界), complain about rules and look for more free rights from their parents. According to the online Health Guide on Adolescent Development, parents must be lasting figures in their teenagers’ life, providing safe boundaries for teens to grow, even if the teenagers act like these boundaries are unwanted.

Parents need to provide rules, while also remaining flexible(灵活的) and respectful of the growing teens’ need for freedom. For example, teenagers will often feel frustrated, embarrassed, and even angry that thought they want freedom, they still need to ask their parents for an agreement to go to a friend’s house, or need their mothers to take them to school.

The US Department of Education says that parents should respect and support their teen’s choices as long as those choices won’t have long-term harmful effects. For example, even if a parent doesn’t enjoy the music his or her teen listens to, it’s unlikely that the choice of music will prevent that teen from entering a good college, or lead to health problems. However, if that teen is drinking alcohol and driving, parents must get through strict punishments to teach that there are bad results for poor choices that come with increased freedom.

1. Why do teen’s feelings of bad days usually disappear quickly?

A．Their teachers help them.

B．They take some medicine.

C．Their parents talk with them.

D．They change their attention.

2. What does the example in paragraph 3 show?

A．Freedom must be given at anytime.

B．Teens are mad at being controlled.

C．Teens need both freedom and proper rules.

D．Rules must be absolutely strict for teens.

3. What should parents do about their teens’ choices?

A．Support their helpful hobbies.	B．Tell them which college to attend.
C．Cancel their after-school activities.	D．Get them away from singing pop songs.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．How to Be With Growing Teens

B．Causes of Teens’ Sadness

C．Teens’ Worries About Strict Rules

D．The Importance of Making Friends With Teens

5 . “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are …”

The sweet sound of the well-known childhood song came out of the village office in Gaozhuang in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Inside, a small group of children were learning to play the guitar with Song Hao, deputy curator(副馆长) of Zhongwei Museum.

Song is 48 years and was born into an artistic family. He received strict musical training as a child and was quite good at playing the guitar and composing music. He had a wish to do what he could with his own music to make the world a brighter place for the children. In June last year, he found an opportunity to turn that wish into reality.

He was chosen to take part in rural vitalization(振兴) work in Gaozhuang for two years, and in his spare time, he started teaching village children to play the guitar.

“There’s something really magical about music,” he said, remembering that when he played for the children, many had twinkles in their eyes.

Song asked them if they wanted to learn to play, and they all said “Yes”, so he started a free class to teach them on weekends and during the summer and winter holidays. He paid for 20 guitars and music textbooks from his own pocket and began to teach them the basics, like how to pluck(弹拨) the strings and read music.

The children loved the classes so much that they would arrive at the village office early to wait for Song. Over the past six months, a number of children have learned to play entire pieces, and Song said that he could feel the happiness and confidence that learning to play music had brought to them.

Shen Mingyi, Shen Huihong’s father, spoke highly of Song and his guitar class, saying that his daughter had become more extroverted as a result.

1. What did Song Hao do during his spare time in Gaozhuang?

A．He held concerts in the village.

B．He went sightseeing with village school.

C．He helped to build the village school.

D．He taught village children to play the guitar.

2. What made the children go to the guitar classes early?

A．The school rules.	B．The teacher’s plan.
C．Their love for the classes.	D．Their parents’ requirements.

3. What does the underlined word “extroverted” mean in the last paragraph?

A．Polite.	B．Outgoing.
C．Anxious.	D．Confused.

4. Which of the following can best describe Song Hao?

A．Selfless.	B．Humorous.
C．Honest.	D．Brave.

6 . Fantastic Books for Teenagers

Mary Poppins

P. L. Travers’s story contains one of the most interesting main characters (角色) in the history of children’s literature: Mary Poppins. The book follows Poppins after the east wind blows her to the home of the Banks family on Cherry Tree Lane. The story is heart-warming. It has greatly influenced movies and music for generations. Walt Disney made a musical film in 1964 based on the book.

Tuck Everlasting

Natalie Babbitt’s story is about young Winnie Foster as she comes to know the Tuck family. The Tucks will live forever as they drink from a powerful spring in Foster’s house. Foster must keep their secret as outsiders try to take the spring water. Along the way, she learns something important: The fact that life comes to an end gives meaning to all that comes before.

Haroun and the Sea of Stories

The story tells about a 12-year-old boy who lives in an ancient city. He starts the journey to restore (恢复) his father’s lost gift for storytelling. Author Salman Rushdie’s playful language, colorful characters and sense of humor make it a timeless adventure story.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Young Minli lives with her poor parents in the Fruitless Mountain. She loves to listen to her father share folk tales (民间故事) about the Jade Dragon and the Old Man of the Moon. In order to change her family’s life, Minli sets off on an adventure to meet the Old Man of the Moon, which is filled with joy and sadness. In the story, author Grace Lin celebrates traditional Chinese stories.

1. What can be learned about the book by P. L. Travers?

A．It was made into a film.	B．It is a popular folk tale.
C．It is about a father’s gift.	D．It was written in the 1960s.

2. Who is the author of Haroun and the Sea of Stories?

A．Natalie Babbitt.	B．Winnie Foster.
C．Salman Rushdie.	D．Grace Lin.

3. Which book will you read if you are interested in Chinese culture?

A．Mary Poppins.	B．Tuck Everlasting.
C．Haroun and the Sea of Stories.	D．Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.

7 . Imagine mountains enveloped in silver water, shining in the spring sun. Summer sees the mountains turn bright green with growing rice. During autumn, these mountains are gold, and in winter they are covered with white frost.     1    

These terraces (梯田) were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people. Starting in the Yuan Dynasty, work on the terraces took hundreds of years.     2     Reaching as far as the eye can see, these terraces cover tall mountains, often from the bottom to the very top.

    3     Firstly, there are few large flat areas of land in the region. Building the terraces could increase the areas to grow rice. Secondly, although the region has plenty of rain, the mountains are steep (陡峭) and the soil is shallow. The fat terraces help catch the rainwater and prevent the soil from being washed away.

But perhaps the most important is the way people have worked in peace with nature. The terraces are cleverly designed, with hundreds of waterways connecting with each other. During the rainy season, rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces along these waterways. The sun heats the water and turns it into vapour (水蒸气).     4     These terraces also provide a perfect environment for birds and fish, some of which feed on insects harmful to crops.

Although modern technology helps produce more crops, these terraces still mean a lot to the local people for whom traditions hold much value.     5     Thus, new generations continue to use ancient methods of agriculture to maintain the terraces. Today, the Longji Rice Terraces attract thousands of visitors to admire this great wonder created by people and nature working together.

A．Terraces were built to collect the rain.

B．These are the colors of the Longji Terraces.

C．This knowledge is passed down through families.

D．It wasn’t completed until the early Qing Dynasty.

E．So how did people change the entire mountains into terraces?

F．This forms clouds from which rain falls down onto the terraces again.

G．So why did these people take trouble turning the entire mountains into terraces?

8 . 随着社会的发展，环境的恶化，栖息地遭到破坏，人类的捕杀等原因，许多野生动物处境十分危险，请以How to protect wild animals为题写一篇作文。
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9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Today, giant pandas are one of the world's most well-known animals. And they are     1     (global) recognized as being a leading symbol of both China and nature conservation in general. But global interest     2     the animal only took off early in the 20th century.

The idea of the WWF's logo(标志)     3     (come) from Chi-Chi: a giant panda that arrived at London Zoo in 1961 — the same year that WWF     4     (create).

Aware of the need for a recognisable symbol that would break through all language barriers(障碍), WWF's founders agreed that the big, furry bear with her special black and white coat would make a great logo. The first sketches(草图) were done by the British environmentalist and     5     (art), Gerald Watterson.

Based on these, Sir Peter Scott, one of WWF's founders, drew     6     first logo. He said at the time that “we wanted an animal that was beautiful,     7     (endanger), and loved by many people in the world for     8     (it) attractive qualities. We also wanted an animal that had an impact(影响力) in black and white     9     (save) money on printing costs.”

The panda has since become a symbol not just for WWF,     10     for the conservation movement as a whole.

10 . “We said no to the invitation to the birthday party because my child says they're not even friends.”

When I read the above words, I felt heartache.

I know birthday parties can be like a trouble, but let's believe the parents who sent that invitation weren't trying to get more gifts for their kids or make things more complicated(复杂的) .

For some kids, managing school and friends is easy. Maybe you have a child who's outgoing, self­confident or maybe you have a child who doesn't have any problems. However, for some kids, school and friends can be very difficult.

A birthday party is a fun, exciting and good opportunity. It is a chance for the kid on the sidelines to play with other kids who don't play with him/her at school or who don't call him/her a friend.

Sometimes even when the birthday party and the theme have been decided on and the difficult decision about whom to invite has been made, there can still be doubts. Those invitations can stay untouched in the bottom of the child's backpack for days, because he/she is too scared to hand them out.

I don't know your child, and I don't know you. I do know there are parents who lie awake at night wondering if their child will have the courage to hand out the invitations in the morning; I do know there are parents who hope they can depend on other parents to teach their children to be kind enough to show up. Maybe you'll never have to be one of the parents who find it hard. I know what that's like, because I have children who find it easy. But I also have a child who doesn't. And because of that, we've become a family that says yes to every invitation we receive.

Sometimes a birthday party invitation is not just a birthday party invitation; it's also an invitation to be a friend.

1. What's the author's attitude toward the words in Para.1?

A．Worried.	B．Sad.
C．Interested.	D．Excited.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Children are very different from each other.

B．Some children at school need special attention.

C．Children should be encouraged to play games.

D．Not all children can deal with school problems well.

3. To some children, what does a birthday party mean?

A．A chance to have some fun outdoors.	B．A chance to get many gifts from others.
C．A chance to play and make friends with others.	D．A chance to invite other children to their homes.

4. What does the author mainly want to tell us?

A．Kids really love going to parties.	B．Kids should learn to make friends.
C．Some kids aren't good at making friends.	D．We'd better accept birthday party invitations.