1 . With so many NYC museums to choose from, it’s hard to begin. The good news is, you’re in the right place. Below is a highly selective list of museums in New York City.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Occupying two million square feet, with a permanent collection of over two million works of art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (founded in 1870) is one the largest galleries in the world. This famous fine arts museum in NYC possesses works from classical antiquity (古物), ancient Egypt, Asia, Byzantium, and Europe, with nearly all of the European masters represented.

American Museum of Natural History

Originally founded in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History is one of the largest museums in the world. Located in park-like grounds across the street from Central Park, the museum complex consists of 28 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls. As a popular family-friendly NYC attraction, the American Museum of Natural History is as fun as it is educational.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

One of the mid-twentieth century’s most important architectural landmarks, the iconic Solomon R. Museum was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright spent 15 years designing the building and gave up 700 sketches and six sets of working drawings in the process. He died six months before the doors were opened.

New York City Fire Museum

The New York City Fire Museum (set up in 1934) is a charming alternative to the more expensive museums of New York. Here you will find art and artifacts that celebrate the history of firefighting and the New York City Fire Department, including modern-day firefighting equipment and real New York fire equipment from 1790.

1. What do you know about the American Museum of Natural History?

A．It consists of 28 exhibition halls.	B．It lies in the middle of Central Park.
C．It is fit for parents and their kids.	D．It is the largest museum in the world.

2. Which is the youngest museum?

A．The New York City Fire Museum	B．The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
C．The Metropolitan Museum of Art	D．The American Museum of Natural History

3. Where can you probably find this passage?

A．In a guidebook	B．In a history book
C．In an art review	D．In an official report

2 . 假如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，每句中最多有两处错误。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。

Growing up, I was lucky to have parents which taught me lessons by how they lived each day. I remember walking to a nursing home with my father on one Saturday. When we arrive there, I asked him for money for the collection box. My father reached into her pocket and handed me a coin. I was embarrassing by the amount of money he gave me so I asked him for more. In reply, he taught me an valuable lesson: What is importance is the reason for giving, not how many money you give. Years late, I found out my father didn’t have any spare money give at the time, but he always gave what he could.

3 . Before you throw that old cell phone in the trash, or hide it away in a drawer, think again. There are actually many ways to deal with a mobile phone that you are no longer using.

First, you should be aware that in many places, throwing away cell phones is actually illegal because the batteries, especially in very old phones, can contain poisonous metals.     1    .

    2    . In fact, most companies that recycle them get paid to do so. This had led to many charities making a small amount of money by collecting old phones. There are large organizations that will take unwanted phones. However, you might also want to think locally.

Many schools and local charities now have recycling programs. And they do make a little bit on each donation.     3    , you might consider starting a small local one, perhaps for a local public school. Check first, since so many schools have gotten the jump on recycling them already.     4    , or smaller and better phones, there are plenty of old cell phones just waiting for a place to land, and smart schools have provided that place.

You might also want to hang onto any accessories(配件)that you have.     5    . Continuing to use

A．You certainly don’t need to pay to recycle an old cell phone

B．There are better places to get rid of them than your trash can

C．Things like chargers or covers can often be used with your new phone

D．Local charities have contributed a lot in repairing unwanted phones

E．As people move to bigger and better phones

F．The saying that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure certainly applies

G．If you can’t find a large cell phone recycling program in your area

4 . 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。

The best advice I received in my childhood was from my dad. He always gives me some advice, but I seldom took it seriously. One day he was encouraged me to participate a speech competition. So I signed up and after the competition, I did my best to be fully prepared. And the moment I stood on the stage, I was such nervous that my mind completely went blankly. The experience of lose a competition was really painful. Then, my dad said, “My son, life is like a battlefield. You have to lose many time to win the final victory.” Thanks to her advice, I never give up when I do anything.

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。

Following the success of his first non-profit library in Hangzhou, singer-songwriter Gao Xiaosong is opening a second reading room in Nanjing.

Nanjing, in Jiangsu Province, a city with a history dating back more than 2,000 years and the ancient capital of six    1    (dynasty), was named the City of Literature by UNESCO—    2    first city in China to be awarded the title.

On November 1l, a new library opened    3     the foot of Nanjing’s Ming Dynasty (1368—1644 ) city walls, which have witnessed the passing of centuries. Like the first library     4    (open) in 2018 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, the Nanjing Library as well as its     5    (collect) of 40,000 books is free to the public. To ensure a    6    (peace) reading experience, 500 admissions are allowed each day via online appointment.

The first Xiaosong Library, which     7    (design) by famous Japanese architect Tadao Ando, has been such a great success that we often see appointments for     8    (book) out weeks in advance.

At the opening ceremony for the Nanjing Library, Gao said while he only planned to open around six Xiaosong libraries nationwide, opening one in the city was a must: “Just like growing vegetables, you need     9    (plant) them in fertile (肥沃的) soil suitable for farming. Libraries should be established    10    many scholars live. Nanjing is this kind of city.”

6 . During the holidays or festivals, most of us get time away from work or university and we all intend to put this time off to good use, but it’s not always easy. To help, we’ve had come up with a few ways to keep up with your courses, as well as the festive activities and celebrations.

    1    .

When you’re in holiday mode, it’s easy to lose track of the hours and days. To avoid this, try to plan your schedule beforehand. Mark certain days, or hours, as learning hours and set reminders on your phone or in your diary so that you can stick to them.     2    . This is very important when you want to combine work and pleasure during the holidays.

Think of a goal.

What do you want to achieve at the end of the holiday period? Try setting yourself a goal.     3    , so you’re reminded of what you’re working towards.

Take it step by step.

A key thing to remember over the holidays is that you can learn something in a few short bursts.    4    . If sitting down for a solid hour of learning isn’t working for you, just try 10 minutes at breakfast,lunch and dinner.

Don’t forget to reward yourself.

If you’re still struggling to keep going with your learning, try making sure you have rewards for when you complete some learning.     5    , you can have a cup of hot chocolate. Little rewards can help keep you active if you are struggling.

A．You can write your goal on a note and stick it somewhere you can see it

B．Create a schedule and follow it

C．Arrange your plan randomly during the holiday

D．Learning doesn’t have to take over your whole day

E．Remember to try to get recognition and reward from others

F．For instance, if you finish one third of today’s lesson

G．By doing this you can easily balance learning with festive activities

7 . 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。

The Mid-Autumn Festival,     1     is an important traditional festival in China, usually falls in September or October. It is on the 15th day of the     2     (eight) month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Festival Celebration between New Zealand and China     3     (hold) with high quality performances at the New Zealand National Museum last Sunday night. Artists from southwestern China’s Chongqing     4     (present) the Wellington audience with Sichuan Opera Performance. The performances perfectly showed the charm of Chinese culture and art     5     the audience.

Guo Zongguang, who is the     6     (direct) of the China Cultural Center in New Zealand, stressed that this show was one of    7     most important events in this year’s culture exchanges between China and New Zealand.

Brett Hudson, a member of Parliament, acknowledged that China, now New Zealand’s largest trading partner, provided New Zealanders with thousands and thousands of     8     (job). Our relationship with China is     9     (extreme) important. Our two-way trade now tops 28 billion New Zealand dollars in 2018,     10     (help)New Zealanders improve life styles for families. And it is strengthening even further through cultural exchange and better understanding of one another.

8 . Fink had accidentally texted the wrong number and her messages were going to a man named Clayten, rather than her friend, Jakeman. “Hey! Brother, Jakeman. This is your sister Fink, we are ______you dinner tomorrow. What time would be a______time to bring it over?” the text read. Clayten______replied, “Ooh! What are you bringing me? I’m allergic to seafood.”

Fink then______to Clayten that the text was meant for Jakeman and his______, Sally, who have a four-year-old son, Noah, who was in the ICU. Clayten then responded to Fink, asking, “How can I ______?” Noah has Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Sally was______Noah, along with his four siblings (兄弟姐妹), to a doctor for a follow-up   ______regarding his broken ankle. It was caused by a fall when he______a seizure (突发疾病).

Clayten told Fink he is a single father. He thought helping a______in need would be a teachable moment for his______. And he added that it is just what people______. Clayten used Facebook on Sunday to______the exchange he had with Fink and encouraged his friends to help out the Jakeman’s family. He also______a fundraiser on Facebook and got in contact with Armer Foundation for Kids. The foundation can______assist the family.

“He doesn’t______us or Fink at all. The fact that he not only offered to help but actually backed that with______is amazing,” Jakeman said. “I don’t know if he______ in God or not, but I believe he was sent here to help this family. I______him he was an angel,” Fink said. Noah is doing better, but he has a long way to go to______. Noah’s mother said that she was making plans with Clayten so he could meet Noah.

1.

A．lending

B．bringing

C．renting

D．changing

2.

A．good

B．useful

C．bad

D．real

3.

A．sincerely

B．luckily

C．rudely

D．jokingly

4.

A．complained

B．admitted

C．explained

D．turned

5.

A．mother

B．wife

C．colleague

D．sister

6.

A．help

B．give

C．leave

D．stay

7.

A．persuading

B．adopting

C．driving

D．asking

8.

A．invitation

B．business

C．research

D．appointment

9.

A．found

B．suffered

C．controlled

D．hid

10.

A．family

B．group

C．team

D．friend

11.

A．work

B．student

C．son

D．way

12.

A．observe

B．study

C．declare

D．do

13.

A．speed

B．share

C．spare

D．involve

14.

A．attended

B．organized

C．established

D．missed

15.

A．further

B．spiritually

C．totally

D．hardly

16.

A．get

B．treat

C．trust

D．know

17.

A．action

B．service

C．thought

D．opinion

18.

A．wants

B．consists

C．believes

D．hands

19.

A．reserved

B．awarded

C．warned

D．told

20.

A．disease

B．recovery

C．adjustment

D．hospital

9 . 72 hours in Beijing

Traveling to China is no longer a luxury for many foreign passport holders. The Chinese government has permitted a 72-hour visa free policy that offers access to visitors from 53 countries including the US, France and Austria. Let’s start with the capital of China, Beijing. Here’s a pick of the best in Beijing.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Your trip to Beijing isn’t really complete without seeing one of the “New Seven Wonders of the World” — the Great Wall of China. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is by far the most well-preserved of all. Taking a one-hour bus ride, Mutianyu would be your ideal location for a half-day of hiking away from the large crowds in the city. Also, the authorities have allowed tourists to paint graffiti on a specific section of the Great Wall since 2014. The Great Wall was designated (把……定名为) a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.

Summer Palace

Located in northwestern Beijing, the Summer Palace is by far the city’s most well-preserved royal park. With its huge lake and hilltop views, the palace offers you a pastoral escape into the landscape of traditional Chinese paintings. The Summer Palace was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998.

798 Art Zone

This would be on the top of my list! Named after the 798 factory that was built in the 1950s, the art zone is home to various galleries, design studios, art exhibition spaces, fashionable shops and bars. You could easily spend half your day wandering around the complex, feeling the contrast of the present and the past.

Sichuan Provincial Restaurant

While in Beijing, apart from trying the city’s best-known Peking duck, the Sichuan provincial restaurant is one of places where you can enjoy regional delicious food. It offers one of China’s eight great cuisines, Sichuan Cuisine, which ranges from Mapo tofu to spicy chicken.

1. When was the Summer Palace added to the UNESCO World Heritage List?

A．In 1950.	B．In 1987.
C．In 1998.	D．In 2014.

2. Which place is the author’s first choice when visiting Beijing?

A．Mutianyu Great Wall.	B．798 Art Zone.
C．Summer Palace.	D．Sichuan Provincial Restaurant.

3. Who is the passage intended for?

A．The tourists who prefer to travel for free.

B．The foreigners to stay in Beijing for 4 days.

C．The visitors coming from every corner of China.

D．The foreigners coming to Beijing for the first time.

10 . The endangered pandas in the Qinling Mountains might face a new threat: the loss of their food, bamboo, which makes up 99% of their meals.

Adult pandas spend most part of the day eating bamboo and have to take in at least 40 pounds a day to stay healthy. However, a new study published in Nature Climate Change warned that they may soon find their food gone because most of the bamboo in the Qinling Mountains might disappear by the end of the century as a result of rising temperature worldwide.

A team made up of researchers from Michigan State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has studied the effects of climate change on the bamboo in the Qinling Mountains. They have found that bamboo is very sensitive to climate changes. “80% to 100% of the bamboo would be gone if the average temperature rises 3.5 degrees worldwide by the end of the century,” said Liu Jianguo, one of the report’s authors.

He added, “This is how much the temperature would rise by 2100 even if all countries will keep their promises in the Paris Agreement. But you know what is happening all around the world.”

In recent years, China has been trying its best to protect the endangered pandas by setting up more and bigger natural reserves.

“But it is far from enough and the endangered pandas need cooperation from the rest of the world, because their future is not just in the hands of the Chinese,” said Shirley Martin from the World Wildlife Fund but not a member of the team.

The Qinling Mountains, in the southwest of China, are home to about 260 pandas. That is about 13% of China’s wild panda population. In addition, about 375 are living in research centers and zoos in China.

1. How many wild pandas are there in China?

A．About 260.	B．About 635.
C．About 2,635.	D．About 2,000.

2. What does Liu Jianguo mean in Paragraph 4?

A．China needs more help from the World Wildlife Fund.

B．It is difficult to control the temperature rise within 3.5℃.

C．Bamboo is sensitive to the changes of temperature.

D．China is making great efforts to protect the pandas.

3. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．The Qinling Mountains can provide enough bamboo for the pandas.

B．Pandas in the Qinling Mountains are only threatened by the loss of food.

C．Lots of the bamboo in the Qinling Mountains will probably disappear.

D．Pandas have already eaten 99% of the bamboo in the Qinling Mountains.

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

A．The Disappearance of Bamboo

B．Necessity to Change Pandas’ Food

C．A New Threat Faced by the Pandas

D．Efforts Made to Save Pandas