1 . A state in Australia is fixing cameras as part of an effort to reduce the number of people using wireless devices (设备) while they drive. Road safety experts are worried about the growing number of accidents because of drivers using smartphones on the state’s roads. They say drivers who use phones while driving greatly increase their chances of causing an accident.

The units use AI to set aside drivers who are not touching their phones. Human beings then make sure if the pictures show illegal behavior before a notice is sent to the vehicle’s owner. A violation (违反) carries a fine of $232. Some cameras will be set up on roadsides forever. Others will be moved, from time to time, around the state.

Two fixed cameras took photos of 8. 5 million vehicles as part of a six-month test earlier this year. The cameras took photos of more than 100, 000 drivers with their hands on phones. One driver was using a phone and an Apple iPad at the same time. Another driver had a passenger guide the vehicle while they both held phones.

Not everyone agrees with the new program. Peter Khoury is a member of Australia’s National Rosds and Motorists’ Association. He accused (谴责) the government of using secret methods to cut down on phone that does not follow the law. The association supports stricter action against drivers who pay too much attention to their phones. However, the association wants the government to set up signs warning drivers that phone cameras are operating in an area.

Government modeling found that the phone cameras could prevent 100 deaths and serious injuries over five years.

Drivers are allowed to use phones in hands-free carriers and through wireless connections (连接). But it does not follow the law to touch a phone while driving except to pass it to a passenger. Drivers who are sitting at red lights or stopped in heavy traffic should also follow the new law.

1. Why is the Australian state setting up cameras on the roads?

A．To protect drivers.

B．To warn drivers of traffic jams.

C．To encourage the use of phones.

D．To reduce traffic accidents.

2. What kind of photos will the cameras store in the system?

A．Drivers holding a phone.

B．Drivers touching their nose.

C．Passengers talking with the driver.

D．Passengers using two devices at the same time.

3. What is Peter Khoury’s attitude towards the government’s methods?

A．Uncaring.	B．Against.
C．Doubtful.	D．Supportive.

4. What can drivers do to avoid being punished?

A．Use a passenger’s phone.	B．Touch the phone at red lights.
C．Ask passengers to answer the phone.	D．Make a phone call while trapped in traffic.

2 . Chimney swift (烟囱雨燕) numbers have fallen by more than 70 percent since the 1960s, scientists believe, and by more than one-third over the past 16 years. That large drop have made the International Union for the Conversation of Nature regard chimney swifts as“vulnerable(脆弱的)”. That is the last step before they are considered “endangered”.

Chimney swift numbers are becoming smaller as the shape and design of the nation’s buildings change. People are tearing down old factory buildings and schools. Many of these buildings have chimneys. Today, most American homes do not have chimneys. And many homeowners who do have chimneys cover up the top to keep out.

People across the United States are putting up tall, narrow buildings to help chimney swifts. They hope they will use these buildings as nesting areas and resting places.

Bird lovers, Georgean and Paul Kyle, are often praised for starting the present interest in building towers. “It does give us hope that if we put them up, they will use them,” the Kyles said. They have put up more than 100 towers in Central Texas. Eighty percent of those buildings before the birds’ March arrival get nests in their first year. Hundreds of migrating swifts make use of the towers.

But the link between the drop in chimney swift numbers and chimney loss is not clear. The flying insects that swifts eat also appear to be dropping.

Professor Rubega thinks the cause of the birds’ drop could be in South America. “Chimney swifts are basically a South American bird that stays in North America for four months, ” she said. Rubega said a big problem is that scientists have only a few reports of small numbers of chimney swifts in the upper Amazon Basin. So, they do not really know where the little birds spend the winter, let alone what may be happening to them there.

1. Where are chimney swifts used to living?

A．In rooms with humans.	B．In useless old buildings.
C．In the woods near villages.	D．In chimneys of buildings.

2. What do Americans do to help chimney swifts?

A．Give them much food.	B．Build homes for them.
C．Add chimneys to new houses.	D．Open chimneys for them to get in.

3. Which of the following does Professor Rubega agree with?

A．Chimney swifts suffer a lot in South America.

B．It’s necessary to build homes for chimney swifts.

C．Scientists know only a little about chimney swifts.

D．Chimney loss has nothing to do with the birds.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Chimney Swifts Numbers Are Dropping

B．Chimney Swifts Will Change Their Lifestyle

C．Chimney Swifts Prefer Their New Homes

D．Chimney Swifts Live in Peace with Humans

3 . Even though my grandfather, whom I called Papaw, was a farmer, my grandma would iron his work clothes every day. But as the years passed, I began to question this practice. Why in the world did Papaw need his work ironed? Most days, he never saw anyone but me and maybe a few other farmers.

One day when I was about 13, I asked Grandma about it. I wanted to know why she thought she should spend time and effort pressing clothes that were seldom seen and would be filthy in just a short time in the field. She told me that Papaw was the most handsome man in the world. She said he was her best friend and the love of her life. She loved every chance she got to show him off and make the rest of the world jealous(嫉妒的) that he was hers.

Later that day, I looked closely at Papaw. He sure didn’t look all that handsome to me. His hair was thin on top. I really didn’t see how anyone could consider this man the most handsome one in the world. So I asked Grandma about it again a few days later. I told her that I had closely watched him and most certainly didn’t see him as the most handsome man on the earth. She smiled and gave me a girlish smile.

“You just aren’t looking in the right light. He has the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen. His face lights up when he smiles. I iron his clothes every day because he is a man worthy of respect. I want him to look the part every day.” I decided to forget I had ever asked. How could this old woman think that a common old man with false teeth was beautiful?

Years went on, and I watched Grandma and Papaw grow old together. I was probably 30 when it dawned on me what beauty really was — it was Grandma’s ironing Papaw’s pants.

1. What did the author think of Grandma’s ironing clothes for Grandpa at first?

A．It was not necessary at all.	B．It was wise of Grandma to do that.
C．It was a funny way to show love.	D．It was important for Grandpa to meet others.

2. What does the underlined word “filthy” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Worn.

B．Dirty.

C．Useless.

D．Ignored.

3. How did the author find Papaw’s appearance?

A．Ugly.

B．Special.

C．Ordinary.

D．Very handsome.

4. Which of the following can best explain the story?

A．Beauty lies in the lovers’ eyes.	B．Love requires trust.
C．Love will find its way out.	D．Love and a cough cannot be hidden.

4 . Boats Once in the Canal Became Touring Boats

The River Thames, England

Boating along the River Thames will introduce you to historical places, from the old colleges of Oxford University to the royal (皇室的) palaces of Hampton Court and Windsor Castle, as well as to small English pleasures, such as local pubs and teahouses. For fans of Downton Abbey, the Magna Carta, which can hold eight guests at most, offers a special boat shaped around the show.

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Southern Burgundy, France

Burgundy is a wine lovers’ paradise (天堂). Is there a better way to taste-test all the different wines that the place offers than to boat with a wine taster? Captain Jason Ashcroft runs the Saroche with his wife, chef Dawn Coles, and together they create delicious local wine and foods. Other interesting parts of the tour as you boat along the Canal de Bourgogne: a visit to a 15th-century hospital, Hospice de Beaune and wine-tasting at a vineyard (葡萄园).

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Mosel River, Germany

The best time to take a boat tour in Germany is in the fall, when the leaves are turning. Boats along the Mosel River include visits to Germany’s oldest town, as well as to fairy-tale castles like Burg Eltz and to port towns including Koblenz. Taste Teutonie wines and cooking onboard, and relax in beer gardens at various stops in old-fashioned cities and towns along the way.

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River Po and Bianco Canal, Italy

Italy is all about amazing food, art, and culture, and this boat tour will give you a taste of all three. The tour goes from the Venetian Lagoon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and crosses the Canal Bianco. Guests will be able to experience the greatness of Venice as well as smaller, less-visited cities such as Chioggia, Adria, and Ferrara. In Mantua, you will have the opportunity to appreciate a large collection of artworks.

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1. What can visitors see while touring the River Thames?

A．A vineyard.	B．Fairy-tale castles.
C．A famous university.	D．A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

2. What can visitors do both in Burgundy and along Mosel River?

A．Enjoy wines.	B．Tour port towns.
C．See an old hospital.	D．Visit the oldest towns.

3. Where should you go if you want to enjoy many artworks?

A．Mosel River, Germany.	B．Southern Burgundy, France.
C．The River Thames, England.	D．River Po and Bianco Canal, Italy.

5 . 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。

Peking opera is one of the five major traditional operas in China. Its vocal tones are     1     (main) composed of Xipi and Erhuang, to the music played by such instruments as huqin, gong, and drum. Peking opera is the dominant form of Chinese opera,     2     (combine) music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics.

Peking opera grew out of Huiju opera,     3     was a folk opera originally popular in the regions south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the early Qing Dynasty. Due     4     the strong mobility(流动性)of Huiju troupes, performers were exposed to frequent contact with other     5    （type）of drama, incorporating(吸收)different regional musical systems and tunes.

In 1790, to celebrate the     6     (eighty) birthday of the Qianlong Emperor, the Four Great Anhui Troupes brought Huiju opera to Beijing to join the celebration.     7     (they) performances soon found an audience, marking the beginning of the more than 20 years of history of Peking opera.

Peking opera is a fusion of some older operatic forms. From 1840 to 1860, it finally     8     (become) a mixture of elements of Qinqiang opera, Hanju opera, certain strengths of Kunqu opera, and local tunes of Beijing.     9     new form then began to create its own innovations. For example, melodies(曲调)    10    （simplify）and were played with different traditional instruments than those used in earlier forms.

6 . Love is a choice. I have seen that choice made in my own home.

When I was fourteen and my sisters were eleven and nine, we ________ my little brother, Tyler James. My mother had just started a new job when we ________ a call from the daughter of a family friend. She told us that she loved her baby very much but she could not ________ him in the way that he ________. She knew my parents had wanted a baby for a ________ time, and she had seen the ________ they loved my sisters and me.

A family ________ was called, and the decision was made to adopt this tiny baby. Although the ________ to adopt Tyler may have been a ________ one, loving him did not come as naturally at first for my mother. She was ________ because she had finally become satisfied with her life without another ________. There were times when my mom held him and fell ________ because she did not feel the same intensity of love for him as she had for us.

Even though she didn’t feel the same love for Tyler ________, she chose to love him anyway. She did this by taking care of him, singing to him. holding him, and talking lo him. She loved him by ________ his dirty diapers and getting out of bed at four in the ________ when he cried. She behaved the same way she did with me when I was n baby, ________ she may not have felt the same way. Soon, the feelings of love joined the ________ of love.

Today, Tyler is nearly eleven and has been ________ ours for nine years now. Our mom and dad love all of us the same. Many of my friends are ________ when they find out that my little brother is adopted, because he looks like he belongs in our ________. And of course, that’s because he does, because we chose to love.

1.

A．educated

B．adopted

C．admitted

D．approved

2.

A．made

B．sent

C．heard

D．received

3.

A．take care of

B．run after

C．appeal to

D．put up with

4.

A．conducted

B．conveyed

C．deserved

D．predicted

5.

A．short

B．good

C．long

D．bad

6.

A．truth

B．reason

C．attempt

D．way

7.

A．telephone

B．meeting

C．name

D．dilemma

8.

A．decision

B．adjustment

C．profession

D．arrangement

9.

A．natural

B．wise

C．calm

D．sceptical

10.

A．surprised

B．confused

C．delighted

D．terrified

11.

A．pet

B．job

C．aim

D．baby

12.

A．happy

B．confident

C．guilty

D．equal

13.

A．at first

B．in total

C．or so

D．up to now

14.

A．convincing

B．changing

C．buying

D．tolerating

15.

A．afternoon

B．morning

C．dusk

D．evening

16.

A．therefore

B．because

C．although

D．but

17.

A．reward

B．fancy

C．style

D．behavior

18.

A．officially

B．personally

C．logically

D．faithfully

19.

A．curious

B．puzzled

C．shocked

D．bored

20.

A．country

B．school

C．community

D．family

7 . China, known for its variety of cuisines, can illustrate the history of 5,000 years from food alone.     1     We should be more aware of the significance of food education, because knowing how to eat is the greatest guarantee for health. Food education in China should cover these essential areas.

Establish correct values.

Food education in China should be designed to guide and drive children to establish correct values.     2     Food education should arouse their appreciation of the labor of others.

    3    

Second, food education in China should also show the inheritance of culture. Many traditional festivals are characterized by their own dishes, such as zongzi, a pyramidal glutinous rice dumpling for the Dragon Boat Festival; mooncakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival; and dumplings during Chinese New Year. The combination of food education and traditional Chinese culture enables students to taste in their mouth and remember in their heart“, thus passing on the tradition to the future generations.

Bulled harmony rela1onships.

Food helps Lo maintain and enhance relationships: Food is the paramount necessity of the people and Chinese culture has always valued “reunion dinners”.     4    

Carry out food education correctly.

    5     Though it begins with children it should be properly designed by age and geography.

A．Combine it with the traditional culture.

B．Improve family and interpersonal relationships

C．Food education should follow a step-by-step process.

D．I also guided the students to grow, identify and cook food.

E．Food education in China is still in the initial stage of exploration.

F．Food is both the bounty of nature and the crystallization of labor.

G．Either a family dinner or casual lunch at school is a good way to better communication and cohesion.

8 . Spring is coming back again. It's the best time for children to fly kites outside. Look! There are different styles of kites in the sky. How beautiful and lovely!

Kite facts

Kites all have long strings（绳子）. They keep kites from flying away. Kites can fly up high with n good wind. Each of them always has a tail. It makes the kite beautiful and balanced

Useful kites

Kites aren't just for fun, People also use them to do many other things. Before planes came out, some people put cameras on kites to take photos. 100 years ago, some Americans used kites to learn about weather. Lauer some people used them for fishing.

How to fly

Never fly kites in the street or on the road, We can find a big playground or an open place. When we fly kites, we should be far away from wires（电线）. If our kites are in a tree, don't climb to get it, Maybe we'll fall off. Ask our parents for help.

1. What did people use kites to do after they came out?
① learn about weather   ②catch fishes   ③grow wheat   ④take   photos     ⑤feed birds

A．①③④	B．①②④
C．②③④	D．②④⑤

2. Where can children fly kites?

A．In the forest.	B．Near the wires.
C．In the street.	D．On the playground.

3. What should you do if your kite falls onto a tall tree?

A．Call the police.	B．Cut down the tree.
C．Ask a parent for help.	D．Climb to get it quickly.

9 . 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。

In 2017,Veronica Wirges and her husband were     1    (musician) and feared that they might be at the end of their music careers. Their performances had all broken up or finished and without any     2     (much) work in the future, they considered giving     3     their music careers forever.

Then Veronica had a small stroke of good luck, winning     4     radio contest from WFMC Jams. The prize? Two tickets to Bonnaroo, a music festival in Tennessee. The couple took part in the shows and spent extra time by     5     (do) business at one of the campgrounds. They were just hoping     6     (sell) a few of their remaining CDs but to their     7     (excite), they drew the attention of a writer     8     thought their story was     9     (attract) and put it on MTV.com.

That story led to much work and the couple     10     (start) an indie-pop band that they named Monster boy. They're now playing festivals of their own, including Austin's SXSW." Winning that contest was like fate（命运）had stepped in and pointed us back towards music," she says.

10 . Before Thanksgiving one year, my husband and I decided to invite a guest over for the holiday. I called a senior center and they _________ a woman named Ilse.

On Thanksgiving, Ilse welcomed the glass of wine my husband _________. By the end of the evening, we felt as if this old woman were an old _________.Two weeks later, I invited her to lunch.

The more _________ I spent with Ilse, the more she became like a grandma. She always asked me when I was finally going to have children. “You’re not getting any younger,”. she’d say. I soon became her _________ driver, driving her everywhere and I noticed that the more _________ I agreed to provide, the more she asked of me.

A few months later, her only son _________. I realized Ilse was too upset to be left alone and helped her _________ a caregiver. Having known her for two years, I felt _________ for her. She was like family to me.

One day, I received an early-morning __________ from her caregiver. “Please __________ now,”the woman said calmly. “She’s passed away. ”When I arrived, I saw Ilse lying on her bed. I sat on the edge of the bed, too shocked to __________ at the moment.

The next morning __________ Ilse’s death, I pulled her will out of my desk for the first time. Ilse had insisted I take a __________ of it a year earlier. I read through it and stopped when I saw my __________. She had left me $50, 000.

I knew I couldn’t __________ what she had left me on myself. Ilse was a friend I’d helped out of respect, not with the expectation of being __________ I opened an investment account in her honor. Over the next 20 years, Ilse’s __________ grew and gave me the __________ to donate money in her name to a cause she cared about __________ children.

1.

A．refused

B．suggested

C．enjoyed

D．researched

2.

A．offered

B．treasured

C．rejected

D．combined

3.

A．classmate

B．boss

C．friend

D．partner

4.

A．patience

B．money

C．effort

D．time

5.

A．personal

B．skilful

C．brave

D．kind

6.

A．help

B．food

C．work

D．hope

7.

A．arrived

B．retired

C．died

D．suffered

8.

A．manage

B．test

C．train

D．find

9.

A．peaceful

B．responsible

C．generous

D．thankful

10.

A．visit

B．call

C．letter

D．service

11.

A．dress up

B．get up

C．give in

D．come over

12.

A．cry

B．leave

C．continue

D．wake

13.

A．before

B．after

C．since

D．as

14.

A．note

B．taste

C．look

D．copy

15.

A．address

B．story

C．name

D．advice

16.

A．hide

B．waste

C．spend

D．share

17.

A．respected

B．paid

C．attended

D．promoted

18.

A．need

B．wish

C．promise

D．gift

19.

A．right

B．support

C．opportunity

D．permission

20.

A．deeply

B．carefully

C．simply

D．likely