1 . Have you ever wondered how your favorite NBA team received its famous name? All NBA teams have an interesting story or a history behind their names. Some of the names reflected the city’s culture or history, others came from previous owners and many were selected through “Name the Team” contests.

For teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz, the names were not always a reflection of the city. Even though Los Angeles has no lakes, the Lakers name has been a city treasure for almost 40 years. Before going to Los Angeles, the team originated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In1947, team officials changed the name to the Lakers to reflect the Minnesota State’s nickname, “Land of 10,000 Lakes”. The team name went unchanged after moving to Los Angeles in1960.

Because the Utah’s team originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, it was called the Jazz. In 1974, New Orleans club officials chose the name to represent the city for its reputation as the “Jazz Capital of the World”. The name stayed with the team even after they found a new home in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1979.

The original owner of the Chicago Bulls, Richard Klein, named the team the Bulls. He picked the name because a fighting bull is relentless and never quits. Klein, who founded the club in 1966, believed these qualities were necessary for a championship team and hoped his Chicago athletes would live up to the team name. The Bulls, the winner of the six NBA championships, has definitely followed the belief.

In 1967, the Indiana Pacers selected their team name in a different way from most other teams. Their decision was based on what they wanted to achieve in the NBA. Team officials chose the Pacers name because the organization wanted to set the “pace” in professional basketball.

1. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A．The Long History of NBA Teams

B．Interesting Stories about NBA teams

C．Excellent Qualities of NBA Team Officials

D．Stories Behind the Names of NBA Teams

2. Why is the Los Angeles’ team named “the Lakers”?

A．The name was selected from a “Name the Team” contest.

B．The name shows that Los Angeles is a city with various lakes.

C．It was named after a city treasure, which had a long history.

D．The team got this name in another state, which had a lot of lakes.

3. Which of the following refers to the “Jazz Capital of the World”?

A．New Orleans.	B．Salt Lake City.
C．Los Angeles.	D．Minneapolis.

4. Why did Richard Klein name the Chicago’s team the Bulls?

A．He had guessed the success of the team.

B．People in Chicago used to like watching bullfighting.

C．He wished the team to have the qualities of fighting bulls.

D．Chicago was then a city famous for fighting bulls.

2 . 假设你是第一中学的学生李华，你的加拿大笔友Daniel来信向你求助。他最近和妈妈闹矛盾，因为妈妈不让他过多上网。他对此很不理解。请你给他写一封回信，要点如下：
1.建议他向妈妈道歉；
2.说明过多上网的危害；
3.列举一些健康的休闲方式。
注意：1.词数不少于80；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Daniel,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours，

Li Hua

3 . Lost Huawei

Unexpectedly, I lost my white Huawei in Midtown on Friday night. It had a blue green cover on it. There are many pictures of my son in it, and I’m heartbroken. Please return, no questions asked. Reward. Reply to: -2652255359@craigslist.org

Do you need a babysitter that you can trust?

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I BABYSIT ONLY AT MY HOME.

I accept children from all ages. Fee starts from $100-$150 a week depending on the hours. I am very flexible and my fee can change. Feel free to contact me via email or on my cell phone 566-67-1873 and we can work something out.

Part-time Chinese Babysitter Wanted

Part-time Chinese speaking babysitter needed to assist with one-year-old twins and to perform some light house work as needed. Assistance needed Fridays and occasional weekends. Please provide your salary expectation. College students are welcome to apply.

Reply to: comm-encbq-2652113885 @craigslist.org

1. Who posted the lost and found information?

A．A parent

B．A kind woman

C．A heartbroken girl

D．A teacher

2. If you want to send your kids to the babysitter’s home, you can find one in ________.

A．Ad 1

B．Ad 2

C．Ad 3

D．Ad 4

3. An applicant accepted by Ad 4 will have to ________.

A．be able to speak two languages	B．look after two children
C．work every weekend	D．be a college graduate

4 . The English language is changing, and you are responsible! Whether we consider changes in grammar, spelling, pronunciation, or the very vocabulary of the language, you have played your part and continue to do so.

When we first learned basic grammar and spelling, perhaps in elementary school, we might have gotten the impression that these things were sacred. The rules that apply to such things might have been presented as unchanging and unchangeable. While this way might be helpful for teaching children, it is far from accurate.

The English language, like many others, is a living, growing, ever-evolving thing. Like it or not, you are involved in this change. These changes take many forms. Grammar and spelling have changed greatly over the years and centuries, with the spelling differences in different countries today a reflection of this. While the language of a thousand years ago might be called English, most of us would hardly recognize it today as the same language.

The first involves changes in the pronunciation of words. Many are familiar with the differences between the British and American ways of pronouncing certain words. In addition to these differences, the pronunciation of many words has changed over the years because of how you have decided to pronounce them. For example, consider the word "err." The traditional pronunciation of this word rhymes with the word "her." Older dictionaries show this to be the primary or only pronunciation. However, in recent years, more and more people have been pronouncing it so that it sounds like "air." Another change in the language involves the addition and removal of words. The makers of dictionaries decide which words deserve to be officially adopted as part of the English language. Through the centuries, many words have come from other languages. In fact, English has probably done this more than any other language in the world, which is why spelling and pronunciation rules for English have so many exceptions.

Of course, many slang words have been just short-lived fashions that have died out quickly. Others, though, have been adopted by mainstream society and become respectable, as have many technical terms. So then remember, the next time you repeat the newest expression to hit the street, or make up your own words, you may be contributing to the future of the English language.

1. When we begin to learn English, we think _________.

A．it is interesting to pick up a new language	B．English rules are wrongly presented in fact
C．grammar and spelling rules are unchangeable	D．only adults have the ability to affect a language

2. From paragraph 3 we can know that_________.

A．we can change the English language

B．many languages are changing over years

C．English has changed little in the past 1,000 years

D．there were main changes in grammar and pronunciation

3. Why is the pronunciation of words changing?

A．people speak in different ways	B．people have adopted foreign words
C．it has been affected by American English	D．makers of dictionaries often change them

4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Foreign words involved in English.	B．The British speaks differently from Americans.
C．English language is changing over years.	D．You can change the English language.

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式（不超过3个单词）。

Anne and her family lived in Amsterdam    1    the Second World War. At that time they had to hide or they would    2    (catch) by the German Nazis. They hid away for nearly 25 months    3     they were discovered. Ann’s sister Margot was very upset that the family had to move.    4    , she knew that she had got to go through all the    5    (difficulty) with her family. She found it difficult         6    (settle) and calm down in the hiding place, because she was concerned about whether they would be discovered. She suffered from    7    (lonely), but she had to learn to like it there. What she really missed was going outdoors and    8    (walk) the dog for her neighbor. It was such fun to watch it run loose in the park. She wished she could tell her neighbor face to face that she was sorry not be able to do it any    9    (long), but she knew that was too    10    (danger).

6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I like riding my bike. Though it is not very new, but it is my best friend. I find very easy to go anywhere with a bike. Ride a bike gives me not only exercise but also pleasure. I used my bike mostly in summer when the weather is warm and dry. It can be very pleasant in winter when it is cold and rain is pouring down. It can also be unsafe. Of course I will be very carefully. As the matter of fact, accidents are not the only problem. Once I went to a bookstore by my mother’s bike to buy some books and come out to find the bike missing. Now I have two strong lock.

7 . The Winner’s Guide to Success

How do successful people think? What helps them to make success? To find out the answers, an American scholar recently visited some of the most successful people in America.     1    .

Be responsible for yourself

Sometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to get ahead. In fact, when you say someone or something outside of yourself is stopping you from making success, you’re giving away your own power. You’re saying, “You have more control over my life than I do.”

Live life “on purpose”

Almost all successful people live life “on purpose”.    2    .When you live your life on purpose, you’ll try your best to do your job or study as well as you can. You love what you do and you can find pleasure in what you do.

Write a plan

It is very difficult trying to get what you want without a good plan. It is just like trying to drive through strange roads to a city far away.    3     Without this “map”, you may waste your time, money and also your energy; while with the “map” you’ll enjoy the “trip” and get what you want in the shortest possible time.

Be willing to pay the price

Nothing great is easy to get. So you must be ready to work hard-even harder than you have ever done. If you are not willing to pay the price, you won’t get anything valuable.

    4    

It seems to us that everyone knows this. But it is easier said than done. When you are doing something, you must tell yourself again and again: Giving up is worse than failure because failure can be the mother of success, but giving up means the death of hope.

Don’t delay

Once an American writer was writing a novel. He could not have a good ending for his book until one night when he had a very good idea. He was so excited that he made a phone call to one of his best friends. “I’ve got a perfect idea,” he said, “I’ll put it down later and show it to you.” But he never did, because he died that night. His book was left without a perfect ending.    5    . Never delay at all.

A．Some people achieve success much later in life because they fail to realize earlier the importance of hard work

B．So remember, do what you can right away

C．Never give up

D．A good plan is like a map to you

E．Here are some keys to success that they give

F．They are doing what they believe they should and want to do

G．Make a decision

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I was a high school student then, from poor family. So I have to work to support my family. My first one job was to clean the tables in a small restaurant. I still remember going there early and felt anxious about the new world. I worked hardly because I was afraid of losing the job. At night, I was sometimes very tired to do my homework. I came to understand that was not easy to earn money, and that knowledges could change my life. But which I learned from the job, in a hard way, was much more important as what I earned.

9 . 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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

The 7th CISM Military World Games (世界军运会) took place from Oct. 18 to Oct. 27, 2019 in Wuhan, capital city of     1    (centre) China's Hubei Province.

The games，the top sports gala for military personnel (军人), include 329 competition events of 27 kinds,     2    attracted around 8000 players from more than 100     3     (country) and regions.

The games are an international event with great importance and far-reaching influence and it is     4     opportunity for foreign military personnel     5    (learn) more about China and our military.

The event’s emblem(会徽) is made up    6     a dove, a star, ribbons and other elements and the mascot is called Bing Bing, and    7     (it) design is based on the Chinese sturgeon (鲟), a     8     (serious) endangered (濒临灭绝的) fish known as the “panda in water”. The slogan is “Military glory, world peace”.

The games, which     9     (hold) in Rome in 1995 for the first time, are a multi-sport event     10     (organize) every four years by the CISM.

10 . An old lady had four sons who left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers.

Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they _______ for a long time. They discussed the _______ they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a _______ house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer (奔驰经销商) send a _______ to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful _______   for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know _______Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read any more because she can’t _______ very well. I met a businessman who had a parrot that can recite many _______. It took him 12 years to _______ it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, __________ it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were __________ by his good thought.

After the holidays their mother __________ her thank-you notes, which read, “Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to clean the whole house. It’s a (an)__________ job. Thanks anyway.”

“Marvin, I am too old to __________. I stay home and have others work for me, so I’ll __________ use the car. The __________ was good, although not realistic. Thanks.” “Michael, you gave me an expensive building for many people to __________ plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost __________my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”

“Dearest Melvin, you are the __________ son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so __________. I liked it very much. Thank you.”

1.

A．talked

B．slept

C．fought

D．studied

2.

A．challenges

B．wishes

C．chances

D．gifts

3.

A．warm

B．lonely

C．big

D．safe

4.

A．book

B．car

C．bag

D．bike

5.

A．library

B．station

C．museum

D．theater

6.

A．when

B．how

C．why

D．what

7.

A．walk

B．feel

C．listen

D．see

8.

A．poems

B．songs

C．stories

D．words

9.

A．train

B．beat

C．protect

D．raise

10.

A．so

B．but

C．although

D．unless

11.

A．surprised

B．attacked

C．frightened

D．impressed

12.

A．sent out

B．put up

C．took out

D．picked up

13.

A．tiring

B．delightful

C．enjoyable

D．amusing

14.

A．work

B．drive

C．exercise

D．learn

15.

A．often

B．sometimes

C．never

D．regularly

16.

A．hobby

B．future

C．program

D．idea

17.

A．record

B．bring

C．enjoy

D．create

18.

A．lost

B．discovered

C．remained

D．trapped

19.

A．next

B．only

C．last

D．same

20.

A．unpleasant

B．strange

C．delicious

D．terrible