1 . The olive (橄榄) tree probably first grew in southern Asia. And then it spread to Mediterranean countries about 6,000 years ago. Since then, it has been important in Mediterranean people’s lives.

The olive tree grows in rocky places and it doesn’t need much water. Its fruit can be made into olive oil. People have used olive oil to cook dishes for centuries. But they haven’t only used it for cooking. Some ancient cultures believed that it was useful as medicine. In modern times, people still use olive oil both for its taste and its health advantages.

Olive oil has also been an important product in the business and culture of Mediterranean countries. In ancient Greece, for example, anyone who cut down an olive tree was heavily punished. Winners at the Olympic Games wore wreaths (花环). They were made of olive branches (树枝). Sometimes winners were also given a prize of olive oil. People from Greece built ships so that they could use olive oil for trade. But it was the Romans who grew the olive tree in the rest of southern Europe and northern Africa.

Today, olive oil is still a very valuable product, and many different kinds of olive oil are sold in countries all over the world.

1. Where did the olive tree probably first grow?

A．In Asia.

B．In Africa.

C．In Europe.

D．In America.

2. What can we learn about olive oil?

A．People started to cook with it recently.	B．It is made from olive branches.
C．People used it to build ships in Greece.	D．It can be good for health.

3. In ancient Greece, people who cut down an olive tree ________.

A．wore wreaths	B．were heavily punished
C．got a prize of olive oil	D．were regarded as heroes

4. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．the method of cooking	B．the trade of Greece
C．the history of the Olympic Games	D．the story of olive oil

2 . 假设你是Li Ming，以下是你的美国笔友Tina发给你的一封电子邮件，请你根据该邮件内容给Tina回一封邮件。
Dear Li Ming,

How is everything? I’m very happy that the holidays are coming. I want to go to your hometown to visit you in September. Is this good? What’s the weather like in your hometown? And what should I take with me?

I know Mid-autumn Festival comes in September, and it is a very important festival for you celebrate it? I’m looking forward to your reply.

Best wishes to your parents!

Yours,

Tina

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3 . Emma has just finished travelling alone in Europe. Are you interested in her journey? Let’s read some of her travel diaries.

1. Emma was looking forward to this travel because ________.

A．she had never taken a train ride before

B．she could do anything she liked on the journey

C．she hoped to keep herself away from the busy life

D．she could go with her parents

2. From the passage, we can know Salzburg is a great place for ________.

A．enjoying classical music	B．buying children’s books
C．visiting history museums	D．going to a movie

3. In Amsterdam, she ________.

A．climbed the beautiful mountains	B．traveled along the river in a boat
C．wrote some postcards in her hotel	D．enjoyed the sound of music

4 . Dear Dad,

Today I was at the shopping centre and I spent a lot of time reading the Father’s Day cards. But as I chose and read, and chose and read again, it seemed that not a single card said what I really wanted to say to you.

You’ll soon be 84 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 56 Father’s Days together. I didn’t think that you were too old. But the sad thing happened last week. I watched as you turned at the corner in your car. I didn’t realize at once that it was you because the man who was driving looked so elderly.

Fifty years ago this spring, we planted carrots together in a garden in Charles City, Iowa. This week, we’ll plant carrots together again, perhaps for the last time but I hope not. I don’t understand why planting carrots with you is so important to me. Well, I don’t quite know how to tell you this, dad…I don’t like carrots…but I like planting them with you.

I guess what I am trying to say, Dad, is what every son and daughter wants to say to their dad today. Praising a father on Father’s Day is about more than a dad who brings home money or shares a dinner. It’s more about a dad deeply loving children who know everything and won’t listen to anyone. It’s about sharing. It’s about loving someone more than words can say, and I wish that it would never end.

Lover,

Jenny

1. Where did Jenny go today?

A．A garden.

B．A shopping center.

C．A cinema.

D．A hospital.

2. What does the underlined words “the man” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．An old man.

B．A car driver.

C．Jenny’s father.

D．Jenny’s husband.

3. What can we learn from paragraph 3?

A．It’s the last time for Jenny to plant carrots with her father.

B．Jenny and her father plant carrots together every year.

C．Both Jenny and her father like eating carrots.

D．Jenny would like to stay with her father.

4. What does Jenny talk about in the last paragraph?

A．Deep love for Dad.	B．Best wishes for Dad.
C．The importance of Dad.	D．The beginning of Father’s Day.

5 .     1     Sometimes you can find a job easily, by walking into a local store and looking at its notice board(布告栏). Local stores often have areas for people to put small signs telling the services that they need or they can provide.     2    

Another popular tool for finding a job is the Internet. For example, people around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy things, meet people or find a job.     3    

Another useful way to find a job is through a university.     4     Many college students like this way better.

At times, some experts(专业人士) can also help people find a job. Susan Miller has her own company called California Job Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find a job by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests.     5     So with her help, many people have succeeded in finding a good job.

A．It is said that the site can receive two million new jobs each month.

B．Looking after children or cleaning houses can get well paid.

C．Such services include looking after children or cleaning houses.

D．For example, students at the University of Texas can go to the job center to get help.

E．Then she provides them with methods to help them find the right job.

F．People can find jobs in many ways.

G．People can find jobs with difficulty.

6 . Last week, Chicago became the first city in the US to join the “Lights Out Plan”. People turned off the lights in the city’s tallest buildings, so that thousands of birds could get to their winter homes. Every year in autumn, some birds fly over Chicago on their way to the south, and come back the next spring.

Lights mean danger to birds. Birds find their way by looking at the stars in the sky. Lights in tall buildings are so bright that birds may mistake them as stars. This means they cannot find the right way to go home.

This month, about 300 types of birds are flying over Chicago to go back to the south to live through the cold winter. Birds fly to warmer places for a few reasons. Many birds cannot live in the cold, so they fly to warmer places. But there are other reasons, too. Birds need to look for food in the south. Another reason is that they want to have baby birds. Many birds like to have their baby birds in the same “house” they lived in last year, so they fly back there.

There are about 9,000 kinds of birds in the world, and about 600 kinds of birds migrate. Some birds can fly a very long way. Sometimes they fly to other countries. We have fewer birds today because there are fewer places for birds.

1. Why did people in Chicago turn off their lights last week?

A．Because people wanted to save money.

B．Because people liked the dark night.

C．Because people were a afraid that birds would make much noise.

D．Because people were a afraid that birds would lose their way.

2. What does the underlined word “migrate” mean in Chinese?

A．move to a new place	B．stay at the same place
C．sleep in winter	D．lay eggs

3. Today we have fewer birds because ________.

A．lots of birds are often ill	B．people kill lots of birds
C．there are fewer places for birds	D．other animals eat them

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．All birds fly to warmer places every year.

B．Some birds have to fly to warmer places in autumn.

C．Some birds can fly a long way to other countries.

D．About 600 kinds of birds migrate in the world.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the speaker doing?

A．Hosting a radio program.

B．Chairing a meeting.

C．Conducting an interview.

2. In which country did blind boxes first become popular?

A．China.

B．Japan.

C．Thailand.

3. How much will the blind box market be worth by 2024?

A．1.14 billion yuan.

B．7.4 billion yuan.

C．30 billion yuan.

4. Why is Wang Ke fond of blind boxes?

A．To get a surprise.

B．To gain comfort.

C．To reduce stress.

8 . Mogao Grottoes
Location: Dunhuang, Gansu province
Price: 200 yuan

Mogao Grottoes (窟) is famous for the finest examples of Buddhist art. Thanks to The Silk Road, Mogao Grottoes gathered more and more businessmen in ancient times and mixed varieties of cultures. Apart from the caves, there are kinds of paintings and typical ancient buildings to explore.

Leshan Giant Buddha
Location: Leshan, Sichuan province
Price: 80 yuan

Caved into the mountain with a sitting position and face to riverside, Leshan Giant Buddha (佛) is the largest Buddha in the world with over 70 meters high. Tourists can climb the stairs along the mountainside to view giant Buddha from head to feet, or they can take a boat and have a whole view of this art.

Terracotta Warriors
Location: Xi’an, Shaanxi province
Price: 150 yuan

Being the most memorable project, terracotta warriors (兵马俑) was an army of over 6, 000 life-size terracotta soldiers with different special facial features buried with the mausoleum (陵墓) of first Emperor Qin, which showed the powerful army force during Qin dynasty. It is regarded as the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Fujian Tulou
Location: Yong ding, Fujian province
Price: 100 yuan

Fujian Tulou is the classic building to represent the local culture. Designed for defense from outside invaders, there is only one entrance to outside with a big open courtyard in the center. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, these buildings are the best way for tourists to experience Chinese traditional buildings and the peaceful lifestyles in the countryside.

1. Which place is the mixture of diverse cultures?

A．Mogao Grottoes.	B．Leshan Giant Buddha.
C．Terracotta Warriors.	D．Fujian Tulou.

2. How much should you pay if you want to see the military power in ancient China?

A．200 yuan.

B．80 yuan.

C．150 yuan.

D．100 yuan.

3. What do these four things have in common?

A．They all have beautiful paintings.	B．They are all related to religions.
C．They are among eight global wonders.	D．They are all valuable cultural relics.

9 . On April 15, 2013, Heather Abbott went to watch the Boston Marathon with friends. Soon after, their fun day   _________a nightmare (噩梦) because two bombs (炸弹) exploded. Abbott was impacted and _________into a nearby restaurant. When she_________herself, she could see blood on the ground. Many people were just_________running by her. Her__________felt like it was on fire. Four days and three operations later, Abbott was faced with a ________decision: live a lifetime of pain or have her leg amputated (截肢). With the guidance of doctors, Abbott chose the __________ .

With the help of organizations that assisted the_________of the bombing, Abbott was__________a prosthetic (假体的) leg that allowed her to run again. Through the process, Abbott learned about the high cost of prostheses (假肢)—

_________from tens of thousands to more than $100, 000. It is _________for her to see amputees (截肢者) who can’t afford the prostheses.

So, in December 2014, Abbott_________the Heather Abbott Foundation. It has raised enough_________and bought prosthetic devices for more than 42 amputees. The _________range in age from 6 to 58. One of them is Kori Tickel, a young girl who had_________her leg after an accident. As an athlete, Tickel wanted to_________her teammates. Abbott gifted her a running prosthesis. Now Tickel plays basketball and volleyball.

For Abbott, this work is about ________giving someone a prosthesis. It’s also giving them their________because prostheses help them have privacy about being amputees. It is great for her to experience the_________amputees feel when they get the prosthesis they’ve wanted. “There are many good people in this world. Many people did this to me yet so many more wanted to help,” Abbott said. “I wanted to_________too.”

1.

A．turned into

B．broke out

C．led to

D．made up

2.

A．tricked

B．attracted

C．blown

D．pulled

3.

A．dressed up

B．came to

C．looked into

D．commented on

4.

A．hopefully

B．cheerfully

C．gratefully

D．fearfully

5.

A．hair

B．coat

C．back

D．foot

6.

A．painful

B．wonderful

C．fair

D．simple

7.

A．former

B．latter

C．senior

D．junior

8.

A．attackers

B．rescuers

C．survivors

D．performers

9.

A．lent

B．gifted

C．sent

D．rewarded

10.

A．ranging

B．dating

C．moving

D．lasting

11.

A．boring

B．awkward

C．amusing

D．upset

12.

A．begged

B．donated

C．created

D．applied

13.

A．funds

B．sticks

C．wheelchairs

D．belts

14.

A．supporters

B．volunteers

C．donors

D．receivers

15.

A．washed

B．bent

C．lost

D．stretched

16.

A．come up with

B．keep up with

C．put up with

D．break up with

17.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．more than

D．less than

18.

A．peace

B．respect

C．kindness

D．wealth

19.

A．joy

B．anger

C．anxiety

D．relief

20.

A．take over

B．pay off

C．turn out

D．give back

10 . The International Space Station (ISS) has existed above Earth for more than twenty years. But its role as the only place for a continuous human presence in space, scientific research and a testing ground for future space exploration is coming to a close. China successfully launched the first module (舱) of its planned space station on April 29 from the Wenchang launch site in the southern island of Hainan.

The major module, the largest spacecraft developed by China, was launched by a Long March-5B rocket, marking the first step of China’s efforts to build its own station in two years. The module has a total length of 16.6 meters, a diameter (直径) of 4.2 meters and a living space of 50cubic (立方) meters, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

It’s expected to operate for 10 years. Eleven launches are scheduled in the next two years. A mission is expected to be launched in June of this year — sending three astronauts to orbit (巡航) for about three months, during which the life support system will be tested.

China’s space station wont launch all at once; it will be assembled (组装) from several modules which will be launched at different times. Chinese state media reports that the country’s space station will be fully operational by the end of 2022. The space station — known as Tianhe, which means harmony of the heavens — will allocate (分配) space and resources to a number of international experiments. Six projects have been fully accepted so far including one on the impact of spaceflight on cancer tumors (肿瘤) conducted by researchers from Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

China launched its first manned space flight in 2003 — more than 40 years after NASA. But as the nation has grown richer and more powerful in recent years, its space program has accelerated.

1. What can we know about China’s space station?

A．It is the largest spacecraft in universe.

B．It was launched with astronauts in April.

C．It will be completed in ten years.

D．It consists of several modules.

2. What foreign project will China’s space station do?

A．Closing the International Space Station.

B．Testing the life support system.

C．Studying the effect of spaceflight on cancer.

D．Exploring the origin of the universe.

3. What does the underlined word “accelerated” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Sped up.

B．Broken up.

C．Paid off.

D．Slowed down.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．The International Space Station Will Stop Exploring Space

B．China has Launched Main Part of Planned Space Station

C．China has Made the First Step in Space Exploration

D．Tianhe Will Help Foreign Researchers with Experiments