1 . A famous magazine, Amusement Today, does a survey among park lovers every year both in the US and overseas, based on which, “Top 5 List of the Best Amusement Parks in the World” has come out as follows:

Disneyland, California

Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California, the US. More than 515 million guests have traveled to this American landmark from around the world since the park first opened to guests on July 17, 1955. The park consists of many world-famous sections, such as Main Street, Adventure land, New Orleans Square, and so on.

Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida

Magic Kingdom is a theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando opened on October 1, 1971. It is the most famous theme park in Florida. The park’s design and attractions don’t make much difference from Disneyland Park in Anaheim.

EPCOT, Disney World, Florida

EPCOT is the second theme park built at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The park opened on October 1, 1982, and was named EPCOT Center from 1982 to 1993. It was the largest Disney theme park in the world until 1998, when Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened.

Disney­MGM Studios, Florida

MGM’s streets are the home for some great movie­themed attractions with a history of less than 30 years. With the addition of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Rock and Roller Coaster, the park is now home to Disney World’s most thrilling rides.

Universal Studios, Florida

Go behind the scenes, beyond the screen and jump right into the action of your favorite movies at Universal Studios, the number one movie and TV theme park in the world.

1. Which of the following theme parks have similar attractions?

A．Disneyland & Magic Kingdom.

B．Disneyland & Universal Studios.

C．EPCOT & Disney­MGM Studios.

D．Magic Kingdom & Universal Studios.

2. Which park has the longest history?

A．Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida.

B．Disney­MGM Studios, Florida.

C．EPCOT, Disney World, Florida.

D．Disneyland, California.

3. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To attract tourists to these theme parks.

B．To increase the sales of Amusement Today.

C．To introduce world’s best amusement parks.

D．To compare attractions in different theme parks.

2 . It’s 3 o’clock and you’ve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn’t. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings area strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.

Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger.” When our stomachs bur x up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.

A craving is more complex. It activates (使活跃) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. So, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger.” People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.

In a 2017 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that “dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food craving”. So, the more you deny yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time lessened food cravings.

So, the next time you crave something very specific, know that your brain maybe more to blame than your stomach.

1. What is the function of the first paragraph?

A．To remind readers of their own special food.

B．To deepen the understanding of hunger.

C．To report the discovery of craving study.

D．To lead to the topic of the whole passage.

2. What do we learn about food craving?

A．It shows food is linked to feelings.

B．It ensures a person survives hunger.

C．It means the stomach functions well.

D．It proves the brain decides your appetite.

3. What’s the likely result of dieting?

A．The decrease of chemicals.	B．The increase of food desire.
C．The refusal of fat and sugar.	D．The disappearance of appetite.

4. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A．The functions of brain areas.	B．What hunger is all about.
C．The findings of food craving.	D．What dieting may bring us.

3 . A teenager needs to have a sense of independence in their life to feel secure (安全的). To some teenagers independence means a lot to them, and I think that some parents don’t allow their teenagers enough independence.

Independence has something to do with freedom. Some kids are not allowed to go anywhere alone, and the only thing their schedule includes is going to school, coming home, going to sleep, and repeating the process the next day. Parents tend to be afraid that their kids can get hurt if they go outside into the world. But if parents control their kids too much, they may never learn to live on their own. The best way for a teenager to learn lesson is through experience. I think it is beneficial for teenagers to have freedom.

Teenagers’ lack of freedom can also stop them from having good friendship at school. Some might say this is a good thing, because it helps them focus more on their school work. I argue that this can only discourage them not to do their school work. Some parents do not allow their children to be around their friends outside the school, thinking that this will get them into trouble. But I don’t think so. Instead, isn’t this a good reason for parents to get their children a cellphone? Cellphones allow teenagers to stay in touch with their parents, and communicate with friends.

Privacy is another issue between parents and their teenagers. Teenagers tend to enjoy relaxation by themselves in their own room. This also gives them a sense of independence. It often annoys teenagers when their parents enter their room when they are not home. I know that my mom always goes in my room when I’m not home, and this has brought me to the point where I have asked many times to get a lock on my door.

1. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．It benefits teenagers to have freedom.	B．Some parents allow their kids no freedom.
C．Kids know how to live independently.	D．Kids have a dull routine every day

2. In the opinion of the author, ________ .

A．it is unnecessary for a kid to have a cellphone

B．kids should focus on the school work

C．parents should make it easy for kids to communicate with their friends

D．good friendships between kids harm their school work

3. How do teenagers usually feel when their parents enter their rooms in their absence?

A．Angry

B．Lucky

C．Disappointed

D．Calm

4. The author hopes to have her door locked in order to________.

A．keep her father from reading her dairy	B．stop thieves from going in
C．protect herself from any harm	D．prevent her mother entering her room

4 . 假定你是李华，得知你的英国留学生朋友Peter在CCTV举办的《中国诗词大会》(Chinese Poetry Conference)决赛中失利。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.给予安慰和鼓励；
2.愿意提供帮助。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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5 . Sales director is a position ________ communication ability is as important as sales skills.

A．which

B．that

C．when

D．where

6 . Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock     1    . Here is how to make one.

•     2     In order to make a change, you need to decide why it’s important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.

• Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags.     3     That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.

• Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating (弥补) on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found.     4    .

• Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record.     5     If not, take another look at other methods you could try.

A．Get a sleep specialist.

B．Find the right motivation.

C．A better plan for sleep can help.

D．And consider setting a second alarm.

E．If the steps you take are working, keep it up.

F．Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.

G．Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe to get coffee.

7 . 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Sam给你发来邮件，说他作为交换生来到中国某市，不太适应那里的生活，请给他写一封邮件。内容包括：
(1)理解他的处境；
(2)提出建议（至少2条）；
(3)表达祝愿。
注意：
(1)词数100左右；
(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
(3)开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sam,
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8 . 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

When I firstly came to the U.K, I found out the importances of knowing English. Wherever I took a bus to a bank, or went to the market to buy a food, I had to communicate in English. Otherwise things would not go smoothly. But there are two more important reasons for me to learning English. One was to be able to go through the interview process to get a job but the other was to be able to read English and know what was going on the world. Luckily, I had learned English good enough. So, I nearly had no problem live in an English-speaking country any more.

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。

We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and     1     (wise). Some of us are upset     2     their body styles and looks. It’s unnecessary and it’s not important at all. We needn’t care about it. It is one’s inner beauty     3     matters. Second, we sometimes seem to be     4     (misunderstand) by our teachers, parents and classmates.     5     (face) with this, we can find a proper time to have     6     heart-to-heart talk with them,     7     (try) to remove the understanding. Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open-minded and     8     (friend) will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others,     9     makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage ourselves to work efficiently, full of     10     (determine). At last, some of us don’t have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isn’t it strange? So long as we have some, that’s enough. And we can learn how to spend money.

10 . “A” for Attitude

English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my teacher _________ me to give spelling tests to the class. I had a _________ time of my junior year. Mrs Alexander _________ me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. But my senior English class was _________, as we had a teacher right out of college who _________ college-level work. Every student received a “C” or “D” grade the first quarter. But English was still my favorite subject.

I graduated from high school, _________ early and had children. _________ about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I wrote long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist (专栏作家) for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an “A” student, I remained an “A” student. I _________ up to my own expectations.

Yesterday, I _________ my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards __________ back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor’s office, __________ that I had always be excelled at English, and recommending that I did not deserve a “D” from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was __________ but unable to change a(n) __________. Reading through my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to __________ them or hide them. I was not an “A” student in high school English! Somehow, I had __________ myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an average student with an __________ “A” or “B” but mostly “C” s.

If I had denied myself according to those grades, I would have never confidently __________ my writing career. If I had __________ my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of failure to __________ enthusiasm and damage my creativity. Instead, I __________ my younger self as an “A” English student, except for that undeserved “D”.

1.

A．scolded

B．consisted

C．ordered

D．allowed

2.

A．bad

B．wonderful

C．terrible

D．different

3.

A．forced

B．invited

C．appointed

D．urged

4.

A．flexible

B．instant

C．disappointing

D．traditional

5.

A．believed

B．expected

C．argued

D．thought

6.

A．married

B．worked

C．succeeded

D．progressed

7.

A．Sad

B．Confident

C．Anxious

D．Curious

8.

A．added

B．lived

C．grew

D．went

9.

A．counted

B．attended

C．forgot

D．discovered

10.

A．brought

B．turned

C．held

D．kept

11.

A．suggesting

B．explaining

C．reaching

D．writing

12.

A．impolite

B．impatient

C．content

D．sympathetic

13.

A．grade

B．attitude

C．paper

D．shape

14.

A．tear

B．leave

C．cry

D．escape

15.

A．warned

B．squeezed

C．played

D．convinced

16.

A．average

B．occasional

C．outstanding

D．careful

17.

A．prevented

B．protected

C．rejected

D．sought

18.

A．abandoned

B．trusted

C．given

D．doubted

19.

A．change

B．risk

C．defeat

D．spend

20.

A．viewed

B．helped

C．sang

D．criticized