1 . Finally came Wednesday! I walked onto campus feeling nervous even though I had walked on these same grounds for two years because my junior high school is next door. Everything looked and felt different now that I was in senior high.

I looked at my schedule. First period-German. Our German teacher was very friendly and I liked her from the beginning. What I didn’t like, though, was that I was surrounded by students from other grades, with only five familiar faces.

Then I had to walk all the way across campus and up three flights of stairs to get to my second period-biology. Our biology teacher is Ms Campeau, and I think that she will teach us a lot this year because she is very to the point. She also has her unique way of saying be quiet; she says“alligator”. She explained that she is the king, or should I say queen, of the class because alligators are the “king of the swamps (沼泽)”.

My third class was English. After surviving two periods without too much of a challenge, I began to feel good. However, the third period changed everything. Mr Valassidis, my English teacher, told us that we would have to write 40 essays (文章) and read AP-level books such as The 0dyssey this year. I love reading and writing, but 40ESSA YS?AP-level books? Now I was scared. He also talked about how important it was to be focused. Last year was not a very “focused” year for me. While doing homework, I was often talking on the phone, or busy with a conversation online. I planned on stepping it up this year because I wanted to stay an honours student.

1. What did the author mainly write about in this passage?

A．Her new teachers.

B．Her plan for the new year.

C．Her first day of senior high.

D．Her schedule for Wednesday.

2. What should students do when Ms Campeau says“alligator”?

A．Sit still.	B．Stop talking.
C．Look at the blackboard.	D．Listen carefully.

3. How did the author find her first two classes?

A．Unattractive.	B．Informative.
C．Very tiring.	D．Pretty easy.

4. Why did the author feel scared during the third period?

A．She couldn’t focus on her work.

B．She found the class demanding.

C．She didn’t like the teacher.

D．She did poorly at school.

2 . ____________ (learn) more about Chinese culture, Jack has decided to take Chinese folk music as an elective course. (所给词的适当形式填空)

3 . A professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprise test. All students were_________ and waited for the test to begin. The professor gave the test papers to all students with text facing down at the desk. Once he was done with _________ the test to all students, he asked them to_________ the test paper and begin.

Students were ___________ to see that there was just a black dot in the center of the page. The professor told them, “I want you to ___________ about what you see there.” The students were___________ confused but got started with the test. At the end of the class, the professor collected all answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of all students. All of them___________ about the black dot and tried to explain its position.

Now, professor began to explain, “Here everyone_________ the black dot and wrote about it_________ no one wrote about the white paper. The same is with our lives. The white paper stands for our whole life and the black dot __________problems in our life.

Our life is a __________ given to us by God, with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate—our friends around us, the job that provides us with everything we need. However, we just focus on day to day ____________ like health issues, lack of money, poor relationships, but we seldom see that these problems are very small __________to everything we have in our lives.”

We should try to take eyes __________ our problems and enjoy each moment that life gives us. Be happy and live your life ____________.

1.

A．disappointed

B．curious

C．concerned

D．surprised

2.

A．handing out

B．working out

C．dealing with

D．mixing up

3.

A．open

B．read

C．defend

D．turn

4.

A．annoyed

B．addicted

C．confused

D．amazed

5.

A．bring

B．speak

C．write

D．talk

6.

A．still

B．hardly

C．never

D．mostly

7.

A．communicated

B．described

C．accepted

D．used

8.

A．concentrated on

B．depended on

C．insisted on

D．counted on

9.

A．for

B．so

C．and

D．but

10.

A．likes

B．means

C．prefers

D．deserves

11.

A．picture

B．lesson

C．gift

D．text

12.

A．events

B．adventures

C．solutions

D．problems

13.

A．connected

B．compared

C．addicted

D．attracted

14.

A．on

B．in

C．off

D．under

15.

A．formally

B．differently

C．obviously

D．positively

4 . Hadi Partovi, founder of Code. org believes every student should learn the basics of computer science just like they do math, physics, or biology, regardless of what they want to do in the future. The expert says knowledge about the subject is important to understand how the world around us works and compares it to learning about photosynthesis (光合作用), even though not every student is going to be a botanist. To spark students’ interest, he created the “Hour of Code”, which introduces the world of computing to anyone, from ages 14 to 104, in a fun, interactive manner. Observed annually during Computer Science Week, the event now draws tens of millions of kids from over 180 countries.

The “Hour of Code”, which can be scheduled anytime during Computer Science Week, begins with an introductory video on computer science. Participants can then select from hundreds of fun assignments that are sorted by both grade level and coding experience. Though each project is designed to last just sixty minutes, beginners can deal with as many challenges as they desire.

To help introduce computer science in classrooms on a more regular basis, Code. org has also developed a catalog of online courses that can be incorporated in a school’s regular curriculum. Since the nonprofit began offering the courses in 2013, over 704, 000 teachers have signed up to teach introductory computer science to over 22 million students worldwide.

Thanks to the efforts of the pioneer, about 40 percent of US schools now offer computer science as a subject. The numbers are even higher — an impressive 70 percent — if after-school offerings such as robotics clubs are included. Even more encouraging, eight years ago, just 19,390 students took an Advanced Placement Computer Science exam. By the spring of 2017, the number had jumped 415 percent to 99,868.

1. Why did Hardi Partovi create the “Hour of Code”?

A．To introduce computing to more children.

B．To add a programme to Computer Science Week.

C．To help people learn computer science in a fun way.

D．To train computer scientists for his future program.

2. The “Hour of Code” is so called most probably because ________.

A．it can be scheduled anytime.

B．its projects last sixty minutes each.

C．it will surely attract more students to attend.

D．its tasks can be sorted by coding experience.

3. What do we know about Code. org’s online courses?

A．They help the developer make lots of money.

B．They have existed for over 20 years up to now.

C．Over 704, 000 teachers have been learning them.

D．Schools can use them regularly in their classrooms.

4. What do the numbers show in the last paragraph?

A．The influence of robotics clubs.

B．The effect of Hadi Partovi’s efforts.

C．The development of many US schools.

D．The efforts that Hadi Partovi has made.

5 . Afraid to have a start, I was walking slowly into my first school in America. I had _______ a long way from India in order to join parents. They had been here for three years, and hoped America would help my future. My father decided that I would go to school here, so I found a local high school in my new town.

With _______ on one hand and fear on the other, I arrived at the classroom. Everyone’s eyes were on me as I entered the classroom. Without paying attention to them, I went straight to the _______ and asked if it was the right class. With a _______ voice, he answered, “Yes.” His voice comforted (安慰) me a little. He gave me a piece of _______ called “course requirements”, which I would never get in India. Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I chose the _______   closest to the door instead of the corner where all of the boys were sitting. I didn’t _______ want to pick a seat. In India, the teacher _______ the seats, so I never needed to worry about that. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the picture produced by the overhead projector (投影仪).

_______ it was my first day, I was confused (困惑的) about which hallway (走廊) to use, but I ________ to get to my classes without asking anyone. I was very confused about when I would have ________. It was noon when I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered. I went through the normal process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. Feeling ________, she said, “That is the lunch bell.” I felt a little awkward. Without another word, I headed for the cafeteria (食堂).

At the end of the day, I was on my way to the bus stop. I realized that all the ________ was like the difficulty I had to ________ to reach my goal. I ________ my bus and sat down inside happily. I said to myself: Today isn’t so bad.

1.

A．traveled

B．increased

C．walked

D．planned

2.

A．anger

B．anxiety

C．doubt

D．sadness

3.

A．worker

B．classmate

C．teacher

D．trainer

4.

A．deep

B．familiar

C．strict

D．soft

5.

A．book

B．paper

C．notice

D．tool

6.

A．seat

B．direction

C．table

D．goal

7.

A．generally

B．suddenly

C．honestly

D．actually

8.

A．kept

B．repaired

C．decided

D．took

9.

A．Though

B．When

C．Since

D．Before

10.

A．feared

B．refused

C．allowed

D．managed

11.

A．gifts

B．lunch

C．fun

D．chances

12.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．frightened

D．challenged

13.

A．failure

B．thought

C．confusion

D．amazement(惊异)

14.

A．put away

B．get through

C．build up

D．show off

15.

A．saw

B．missed

C．drove

D．waited

9 . What’s next after the smartphone?

Humans can perform tricks today that magicians couldn’t have imagined 50 years ago. Armed with only a tiny device today, our smartphone allows us to access a lifetime’s worth of information, connect with anyone in real time even if they are miles away and perform complex tasks like drawing a floor plan within minutes. But, the most astonishing part of this technological “magic” is the speed at which new opportunities and experiences are coming out.

From generation to generation, we have seen the inevitable connection between humans and technology as advancements are adopted to serve us and improve our quality of life. And the rate of technological progress is doubling every year.

Twenty years ago, who would have thought that we would be walking with robots and cyborgs (半人半机器的生物)? With the advancement of technology, we humans are accepting digital technologies to improve and extend our senses and capabilities.

Take Moon Ribs and Neil Harbison for example. They are the founders of the Cyborg Foundation, which aims to help humans become cyborgs, defend cyborg rights and promote cyborgs as social and artistic movement. Both Ribs and Harbison are cyborgs, with Ribs having a seismic chip put into her arm so she can feel earthquakes all around the world in real time and Harbison, who is color blind, has an antenna (天线) put into his head to allow him to be aware of visible and invisible colors via sound waves.

This is only the beginning of beginnings. As we continue to spend more time with machines, the more they will become embedded (嵌入) in our lives. Technology already feels like it has a mind of its own, and over the next two decades, this will become even more pronounced.

Machines will eventually become as intelligent as us, and, while today they may just live in our pockets, tomorrow they could be in our blood stream and our minds, linking us to the cloud. And as this gap separating humans and machines continues to close, we will reach a point where we become indistinguishable from one another. Technology and humanity will fuse (融合) together some day in the near future.

1. The first paragraph of the passage is intended to tell readers         .

A．smartphone brings us much convenience

B．the magical and powerful functions of smartphone

C．the most astonishing technological magic of smartphone

D．new opportunities and experiences are coming out at a high speed

2. What does the underlined word “inevitable” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Unavoidable.

B．Unbelievable.

C．Unreliable.

D．Unrealistic.

3. Neil Harbissonb is a cyborg that can         .

A．help human to create other cyborgs

B．sense colors by using sound waves

C．see both visible and invisible colors

D．feel earthquakes all around the world

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man’s problem?

A．He can’t sleep well at night.

B．He puts on lots of weight.

C．He often gets tired.

2. What do we know about the man’s eating habit?

A．He cats too much.

B．He likes junk food.

C．He eats too slowly.

3. What does the woman advise the man to do at last?

A．Do exercise every day.

B．Get enough sleep.

C．Eat enough fruit.