1 . With the development of our society, cellphones have become a common part in our lives. Have you ever run into a careless cellphone user in the street? Maybe they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new "species" of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name—phubbers (低头族).

Recently a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cellphone while letting his patient die. A pretty woman takes a selfie (自拍) in front of a car accident site. And a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events will finally lead to the destruction(毁灭) of the world.

Although the ending of the film sounds unrealistic, the damage phubbing can bring is real. Your health is the first to bear the effect and the result of it. "Always bending your head to check your cellphone could damage your neck," Guangming Daily quoted doctors' words. "The neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching." Also, staring at cellphones for a long time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.

But that's not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. When getting together with family or friends, many people prefer to play their cellphones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.

It can also cost your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cellphones in broad daylight.

1. Why does the author give the example of a cartoon in Paragraph 2?

A．To suggest phubbers will destroy the world.

B．To call for people to go walking without phones.

C．To tell people the bad effects of phubbing.

D．To advise students to create more cartoons like this.

2. According to the passage, what risks may a phubber have?
① Destructing the world.
② Affecting his social skills.
③ Damaging his neck and eyesight.
④ Getting separated from his friends and family.

A．①②④

B．②③④

C．①③④

D．①②③④

3. What's the author's attitude towards phubbing?

A．Supportive.

B．Confident.

C．Disapproving.

D．Unconcerned.

4. What will be talked about in the following paragraph?

A．Ways to avoid the risks of phubbing.	B．Bad effects of phubbing.
C．Daily life of phubbers.	D．Behaviours of phubbers.

2 . Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16 - year - old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.

“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”

Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.

Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent - child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.

No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”

But family experts warm that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There's still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”

Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.

“My parents were on the "before' side of that change, but today's parents, the 40 - year - olds, were on the ‘after’' side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It's not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”

1. The underlined word gulf in Para. 3 most probably means ________ .

A．interest	B．distance
C．difference	D．separation

2. Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing?

A．Parents help their children develop interests in more activities

B．Parents put more trust in their children's abilities

C．Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs

D．Parents share more interests with their children.

3. By saying “today's parents, be 40 - year - olds, were on the ‘after’ side.” the author means that today's parents _________ .

A．follow the trend of the change	B．can set a limit to the change
C．fail to take the change seriously	D．have difficulty adjusting to the change

4. The purpose of the passage is to _________ .

A．describe the difficulties today's parents have met with

B．discuss the development of the parent - child relationship

C．suggest the ways to handle the parent - child relationship

D．compare today’s parent - child relationship with that in the past

3 . It is back to school time in much of the world. Calm, easy mornings are replaced with busy, hurried ones. Children wake up early and get ready for school. Many parents are also getting ready for work, helping their children and preparing food for lunches.     1    . But that may be a big mistake for students, whether at home, on the way to school or at school, eating something healthy for breakfast may help a student get better grades.

    2    ? The answer is yes. Experts at Healthy Children org. say that in the United States about 8 to 12 percent of all students in grade school (Kindergarten through 8th grade) do not eat breakfast. By the time students are in high school (grades 9--12), 20 to 30 percent of them ignore the morning meal.

    3    . This gives your body the energy it needs to think clearly and to remember what it learns. When it comes to giving the brain what it needs to work at its highest level, not all breakfasts are created equal. The best breakfast should include complex sugar that slowly releases energy to the body.    4    .

A good breakfast is not just helpful for school-aged children.    5    .

A．Do many children hate breakfast

B．Some people ignore breakfast to save time

C．Lunches are also important for students’ health

D．Whole grain bread and low-sugar cakes are examples

E．The best breakfast is a combination of sugar, protein and fat

F．Are there really so many children who do not eat breakfast

G．We all may gain from eating something healthy in the morning

4 . 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。

Pioneering underwater photographer David Doubilet is a master craftsman,     1    combines technology and capture (捕捉) life underwater,         2    (bring) images back to the surface for those who might never see those sights with their own eyes. Entering the sea as a journalist, artist, and         3     (explore), Doubilet documents both the beauty and the   devastation (破坏) in our oceans.

He believes that the photography has the power         4     (educate), and influence change. Doubilet is deeply concerned about the future of the oceans. When he     5       (ask) what sort of powerful stories he’d like to tell through his work, he says, “Right now, we’re   telling the most     6    (meaning) story in the world. Doubilet and his wife, Jennifer Hayes, are working on a National Geographic project     7     (name) “Coral Status, the Science and the Future”.

They are looking at coral worldwide to see how it’s changed, and changing. “A lot of climatologists are thinking coral may be one of     8     greatest indicators (指示者), the thermometer of the health of this planet. We’re looking at reefs that are thousands     9    years old, and in the last four and five years they have     10    (complete) died. That’s what happens when you have a warming ocean.

5 . I had not seen my parents for a long time. Last Saturday I drove a long way to visit them,       _____neither of them was at home. So I waited patiently at their home________their return. Not seeing them made me really________

As I was walking around their bedroom,I______ little reminders of them. Some Christmas gifts were still_______in boxes. There were_______on the wall, which I guess must have a ________meaning to them. What took my breath away was seeing my dad's emblems (徽章) from his military service of our country______he was young. My father never_______to us about the Korean Wars. As I looked at those emblems hanging______with all the photos that he treasures, I______that this was an important part of his life, but I never spent the______in talking with him about them. The photos of my mom with her close_______made me realize her life before she was my mom. I had been so______running my business to raise my own family that I______the chance to know about their past and experience.

We sometimes don't realize something is______for us until we have lost it, so it's not too late for us to talk to our parents about their past. I am writing my story to______everyone who is fortunate to still have their parents_______to invest some time to learn about them. I am grateful to have_______of my parents. So I still have time to talk with them. I hope that readers will______from my story and find the time to talk about those things in their life that mean so much to their parents.

1.

A．or

B．so

C．and

D．but

2.

A．for

B．to

C．of

D．in

3.

A．frightened

B．embarrassed

C．upset

D．excited

4.

A．sought

B．took

C．needed

D．saw

5.

A．kept

B．folded

C．hidden

D．covered

6.

A．Santa Claus

B．family trees

C．family photos

D．old clothes

7.

A．past

B．special

C．simple

D．real

8.

A．if

B．when

C．though

D．until

9.

A．talked

B．explained

C．showed

D．referred

10.

A．proudly

B．openly

C．finally

D．clearly

11.

A．promised

B．declared

C．admitted

D．realized

12.

A．courage

B．time

C．chance

D．energy

13.

A．friends

B．teachers

C．students

D．children

14.

A．busy

B．blind

C．strict

D．eager

15.

A．rejected

B．avoided

C．delayed

D．missed

16.

A．hopeful

B．important

C．careful

D．original

17.

A．encourage

B．demand

C．require

D．warn

18.

A．away

B．awake

C．around

D．alone

19.

A．either

B．both

C．one

D．neither

20.

A．make

B．benefit

C．change

D．recover

6 . From the moment you open your eyes in the morning,     you can feel sweat (汗水)running down your body,     even if you’re barely moving at all. That’s what most people in China felt like this summer. In fact, the entire northern hemisphere(半球 )saw high temperatures in July. The Arctic Circle(北极圈) was no exception(例外). Temperatures in the city of Norilsk, which is in the Arctic Circle, reached a record high of 32 ℃,   The Atlantic reported. Temperatures there are usually just 10 ℃ at this time of the year.

The heat wave in the Arctic is mainly a long-term result of global warming, according to the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences. In fact, while the whole world is getting warmer, the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. This is called the polar amplification effect(极地放大效应).

The most direct impact(影响) of Arctic warming is the melting of Arctic ice. According to NASA,     Arctic sea ice is now disappearing at a rate of 13. 2 percent every 10 years. NASA said that if this continues,     the Arctic will have no ice by the year 2040.   This has put some Arctic animals, like polar bears, in danger. The ice that the bears live on has shrunk(缩小), the Toronto Star reported.

Melting ice can also cause sea levels to rise in the long term. Since 1993, sea levels have risen at a rate of 3. 2 cm every 10 years, the Guardian reported. Some countries, such as Tuvalu(图瓦卢) in the South Pacific Ocean and Maldives(马尔代夫) in the Indian Ocean, are at risk of disappearing into the sea.

1. Which of the following is true?

A．Some countries in the ocean will disappear in 10 years.

B．China is the hottest in the northern hemisphere this summer.

C．The temperatures in Norilsk used to be lower than this summer.

D．The world gets warmer because of the heat wave in the Arctic.

2. What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to?

A．The heat wave in the Arctic.

B．The result of global warming.

C．Getting warmer in the world.

D．The Arctic getting warm faster.

3. What may be the result of the melting of Arctic ice?

A．The polar will become dangerous.

B．Sea levels rise in the long term.

C．There will be an end of water shortage.

D．There will be no ice in the world by 2040.

4. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Heat hits Arctic.

B．Arctic animals are in danger.

C．The world became hotter than before.

D．Some countries may disappear into the sea.

7 . John entered a college and often worked late until 12 at night.He fell into the _______ of smoking a year ago.He smoked so much that he_______had a cigarette on his lips.He_______ while he read，while he watched television and _______ while he drank a cup of coffee or tea.He smoked nearly forty cigarettes a day, but he was _______about it.

John's friend，Frank，_______many times to _______ him not to smoke.“Smoking is bad for your _______!” he said, “You’d better give it up.”But his advice didn’t _______.

Before long，John ________ that he often got a bad cough，________ he went to see a doctor.The doctor________ him carefully and asked whether he often smoked.John told him the ________.Then the doctor told him that his cough was ________ by smoking and he wouldn’t get any better unless he stopped smoking.

“If not,” said the doctor, “you will never ________ from your cough and some other illnesses may also be caused.” John became ________ and made up his mind to give up smoking.At the beginning，it was very ________ for him.Every ________ when he wanted to smoke，he got something to eat.At last，he was not ________ smoking at all.And he no longer had ________ .

1.

A．hole

B．love

C．habit

D．interest

2.

A．still

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

3.

A．smoked

B．stopped

C．ate

D．played

4.

A．even

B．just

C．ever

D．only

5.

A．doubtful

B．angry

C．curious

D．happy

6.

A．1eft

B．tried

C．explained

D．forgot

7.

A．call

B．order

C．force

D．advise

8.

A．friendship

B．health

C．study

D．sleep

9.

A．work

B．return

C．continue

D．answer

10.

A．recognized

B．found

C．understood

D．showed

11.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．though

12.

A．saw

B．examined

C．watched

D．judged

13.

A．disease

B．reason

C．accident

D．truth

14.

A．followed

B．caused

C．kept

D．resulted

15.

A．differ

B．hear

C．suffer

D．recover

16.

A．disappointed

B．worried

C．sad

D．sorry

17.

A．boring

B．tiring

C．difficult

D．late

18.

A．day

B．way

C．time

D．second

19.

A．surprised at

B．interested in

C．certain about

D．afraid of

20.

A．coughs

B．pains

C．troubles

D．cigarettes

8 . --- How many chapters does the book have?   --- It ___ three chapters.

A．consists with	B．consists of
C．including	D．is contained

9 . 单词拼写（根据汉语和首字母提示，写出单词的正确形式，每空一词。）
1. She entered the room without p________ (许可).
2. Guba gained i_______ (独立) from Spain in1898.
3. Today, we b________ (受益) from countless inventions and innovations.
4. We should have a b________ (平衡) diet.
5. He sat on the steps, s________ (盯着) at the space.

10 . I took an airplane to Beijing in February, on an Air Canada Boeing 777. ______ all were seated, I used my computer for a while. Ahead of me to my right, a kid was ______.

I went up to a Chinese woman. She had in her arms a kid that ______ crying. I told the mother that the kid needed to be walked and then she would ______ and sleep. I knew this because i am a father of four ______ children. The woman, who was from North York, said she was too tired as she had been ______ the whole night before. I ______ to walk the kid so she could get some sleep.

As I took the kid in my arms, I ______ her for the kid’s name and age. I then started ______ walking up to the front of the economy section. The kid immediately fell to sleep. When I got back to the mother’s ______, I found her fast asleep. I kept walking for over six hours and walked slowly ______. Since it was a 13-hour flight, I walked halfway to China-______ a kid.

Women on board would ______ me during my long walk, wanting to see the kid. One woman ask me some questions like “How many ______ do you have?” “Four,” I said. She looked ______ at my wrinkled (有皱纹的) face and white hair (I was almost 60 ) and said, “Well, I hope this is your ______ one.” She thought I was Mary’s ______. I just ______ and walked on.

When I was back to the mother, the mother ______. I gave Mary back to her, who ______ sound asleep.

1.

A．Before

B．After

C．Though

D．Unless

2.

A．singing

B．talking

C．sleeping

D．crying

3.

A．kept

B．started

C．practised

D．stopped

4.

A．break down

B．go ahead

C．settle down

D．set off

5.

A．grown

B．energetic

C．curious

D．slim

6.

A．down

B．back

C．away

D．up

7.

A．deserved

B．offered

C．pretended

D．agreed

8.

A．requested

B．commanded

C．asked

D．consulted

9.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．calmly

D．strongly

10.

A．home

B．seat

C．calmly

D．strongly

11.

A．upside down

B．inside out

C．day and night

D．up and down

12.

A．watching

B．carrying

C．tricking

D．seeking

13.

A．spot

B．remind

C．stop

D．award

14.

A．customers

B．passengers

C．members

D．children

15.

A．obviously

B．confidently

C．closely

D．firmly

16.

A．last

B．active

C．naughty

D．troubled

17.

A．mother

B．teacher

C．father

D．nurse

18.

A．refused

B．smiled

C．apologized

D．sighed

19.

A．woke

B．left

C．wandered

D．shouted

20.

A．turned

B．fell

C．remained

D．looked