1 . 假定你是某中学学生李华，你校的留学生Bill无法适应这里的学习与生活，感到苦闷，因此写邮件向你求助。请你用英文给他写一封回信。内容如下：
1. 深表同情；
2. 提出建议(至少三条建议，如参加学校社团活动、与朋友交流、做些户外活动等)并给出理由；
3. 希望建议能有所帮助。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Bill,

I am sorry to know you are    1    (在这里生活和学习有麻烦). However, the situation is easy to change. Now, I’d like to    2    (给你一些建议).

Firstly, join some school clubs,    3    (在那儿你可以交到一些朋友). Secondly,    4    (与和你有相同兴趣的人交流). Maybe it can help you get rid of your loneliness. Thirdly,    5    (做一些户外活动) and they can make you relaxed.    6    (通过做所有的这些事情), you can get used to your school life and live happily.

Hope    7    (我的建议能帮到你).

Yours，

Li Hua

2 . 阅读短文，根据首字母或中文提示在空白处填入1个适当单词的正确形式。

Dyson has become a byword (代名词) for high-performing products, technology, design, and invention. James Dyson, the inventor and entrepreneur who made it all happen, tells his remarkable and inspirational story in Invention: A Life.

Over a four-year period, James Dyson made 5,127 prototypes of the dual cyclonic vacuum cleaner (双气旋真空吸尘器) that would transform the way houses are cleaned around the world. In d    1     all his resources to developing the technology, he risked it all, but out of many failures and       2     (巨大的) efforts came success. His products — including vacuum cleaners, hairdryers and fans — are not only revolutionary technologies, but design classics.

This was an outcome of his time studying at the Royal College of Art in the 1960s, when he was inspired by some of the most famous and     3     (influence) artists, designers, and inventors of the era.

In Invention: A Life, Dyson reveals how he came to set up his own company and led it to become one of the most     4     (杰出的) technology companies in the world. Dyson has always looked to the future, even setting up his own university to help provide the next generation of engineers and designers, for, as he says, “Everything changes all the time, so experience is of little use.”

Whether you are someone who has an idea for a better product or a(n)     5    (ambition) entrepreneur, whether you appreciate great design or just need a page-turning read, Invention: A Life offers you inspiration, hope, and much more.

3 . 阅读短文，根据首字母或中文提示在空白处填入1个适当单词的正确形式。

Arianna Huffington has been very vocal (直言的) about the importance of sleep since accidentally overworking herself to the point of exhaustion (筋疲力尽) in 2007.

Critics might point out that she managed to establish a(n)     1     (公认的) successful media company, the Huffington Post, after years of losing sleep. But Huffington said that was not the case.

Contrary to popular belief, she told CNBC Make It that she truly became successful when she quit working round-the-clock.

“Huffington Post was only a two-year-old baby when I       2     (突然倒下),” said Huffington.

After coming to realise the importance of sleep, Huffington started to see a difference in her work       3     (方式) and that’s when her business began to grow.

“I can tell you with authority that when I’m exhausted, I’m the worst version of myself,” said the entrepreneur (企业家). “I’m more reactive. I’m less creative. And all of us can testify to that.”

“I’m not c    4     you that people can’t succeed by burning out. But they can succeed much more effectively, and much more sustainably, and with much less damage to their health and their relationships,” said Huffington.

4 . 根据汉语提示补全短文。

Based on the     1    (心理学) behind creating a desire to buy, advertisers have developed ways of persuading people into     2    (购买) their products or services. A common technique to make an impact is to create a     3    (难忘的)     4    (口号).     5    (口号) use simple but impressive language to make us remember the product or service being advertised. Some of these slogans may also appeal to (迎合) our emotions. For example, a slogan may connect a fine china     6    (茶壶) it aims to promote with our pride in having good taste. You will hear a variety of slogans any time you watch TV. Think about your favourite one. What makes it special? And what message does it try to     7    (被传达)? A slogan which communicates an idea effectively can    8    (使增长) sales and even becomes part of popular culture. That is the power of memorable slogans.

Another technique advertisers often employ is to link their company or product to a “    9    (品牌)    10    (大使)”-a famous actor, a sports star, or even a fictional character. Think of a popular fast-food restaurant. Does it have a     11    (品牌大使)? Is the     12    (品牌大使) popular among potential customers? The more we like the brand ambassador, the more we will be attracted to buy the product.

5 . 短文填空

Rabindranath Tagore, born on May 7, 1861 in India, was a Bengali     1    , short-story writer, song composer, playwright, essayist, and painter who introduced new prose and verse forms and the     2     of colloquial language into Bengali literature, thereby freeing it from traditional     3     based on classical Sanskrit. He was highly influential in introducing Indian     4     to the West and vice versa, and he is generally regarded as the outstanding creative artist of early 20th-century India. In 1913 he became the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for     5    .

6 . 短文填空

William Shakespeare, also     1     as “Bard of Avon”, lived from about 1564, up to 1616 in England. He is     2     as the greatest of all English writers of all times. His extant works     3     of 39 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems, and a few other shorter verses. However he is     4     mostly for his dramas that have transcended time in the truest sense. The plays of Shakespeare have been     5     into almost all languages of the world, and are the inspirations behind a whole gamut of performing arts.

7 . 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Erk得知你下周要开始高中生活，发来邮件询问有关情况，请你用英语给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1.你的心情；
2.你做的准备；
3.你的期待。
注意:1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Erie,

I _____ (excite) last few days. I just can't wait to start my senior high school. To quickly _____ (get used to), I've done _____ (as...as, research) and managed to collect a wealth of information. Besides, I told myself to _____ (habit, shape). I expect to _____ (friend, judge) in the new school.

How are you _____ (get along)? Please write and tell me.

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . Fill in each of the blanks with a proper word to complete the summary of the text.

Both Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are living legends of sports as they not only are     1    in their sport but also set good     2    by helping others.

Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and    3    . She is successful both as a player and as a coach of volleyball. The     4     she showed as a coach was impressive. In the 2015 World Cup, two important players had to leave because of health problems, but Lang Ping was not     5    . She encouraged her young players to work closely together as a team, which helped them become world     6    ! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.

Michael Jordan,     7    as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps.     8     made him unique was not only because of his skills but also because of his mental strength. He refused to give up in time of failures and kept on learning from     9    , which was the secret to his success. In life, Jordan has learnt to     10     his success with others by starting a club to help young people.

9 . 根据提示用所给学词汇的正确形式完成下列短文。

Fishing is one of the most     1     (strike) drivers of declines (降低) in ocean wildlife populations. Catching fish is not naturally bad for the ocean and without doubt     2     (accept), except when boats catch fish faster than stocks (储备) can catch up, something called overfishing.

The damage done by overfishing goes     3     (超出……范围) the needless loss of billions of fish. The number of overfished stocks     4     (global) has increased a lot in half a century and today one-third of the world’s fisheries are being pushed over their biological limits, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It is shown by a new study that more than one-third of all sharks and rays are now at risk of     5     (extinct) because of overfishing.

Overfishing is closely tied to bycatch — the catch of unwanted sea life while fishing for a specific species. This, too, is a serious marine (海洋的) threat that     6     (导致) the needless loss of billions of fish.

Billions of people rely on fish for protein, and fishing is the main livelihood for millions of people     7     (全世界).     8     (因此), governments and regional fisheries bodies must     9     (采取行动) now to stop overfishing and prevent a global crisis. To our relief, many people who make a living by catching and selling fish are working to promote how the world manages and protects ocean resources. WWF works with a lot of organisations to reform fishery management     10     (在全世界), focusing on sustainable (可持续的) practices that not only protect ecosystems, but also sustain livelihoods and ensure food security.

10 . 汉译英

The online world is a big part of my life. I am     1    (数码族). I have been using computer since I was a kid. I do     2    (一系列) things online. Besides     3    (做我所有的功课), I     4    (和我的朋友聊天), watch films and read the daily news and other     5    (有趣的文章); I also shop for     6    (各种东西) online, such as books,     7    (电脑硬件) and     8         9    (其他必需品). It is so     10    (方便的)to be able to    11    (比较质量和价格)from     12    (不同网店)before I buy.

I also enjoy my life in school. Senior secondary school is a new start. I     13    (倾向于)     14    (给自己设定目标) at the beginning of each term.     15    (我的目标)is to do well in every subject this term. I like reading books of all kinds. Meanwhile, I’m    16    (积极成员)of my school’s    17    (长跑队) and    18    (志愿者俱乐部).     19    (做志愿工作) is    20    (肯定) a big part of my life. It always makes me    21    (感到兴奋) to work hard and    22    (一起实现团队目标). It is important to     23    (与朋友亲自见面)    24    (时不时), not just    25    (在社交媒体上).