1 . Angel Sanguino, an electronics technician from Caracas, Venezuela, who last year lost his left arm in a motorcycle accident, has recently won a prize for science, technology and innovation, after he managed to build a robotic arm that would allow him to perform a series of useful tasks.

33-year-old Angel Sanguino was riding his motorcycle when he was hit by a speeding car. He was taken to the emergency room, and the doctor had to amputate(截肢)his left arm. It was a devastating blow to the talented electronics technician. The doctor told him that he should accept his disability and move on with his life, but he had other plans. Three months after his accident, the young man used his experience to design an artificial arm that would allow him to repair electronic components just like before.

With the help of his uncle, Brunel Rodriguez, Angel managed to create an ingenious robotic arm fitted with a series of switches and sensors that allowed him to control it with the motion of his collarbone(锁骨). Angel used his knowledge of electronics to make sure that the artificial arm would allow him to do his job without any kind of assistance from anybody else. He paid little attention to aesthetics(美学), focusing solely on functionality, but he has already had a new prosthesis(假体)that is apparently much more visually appealing.

1. Angel Sanguino was given a prize because________.

A．he had a robotic arm

B．he lost one of his arms in an accident

C．he was very clever and brave

D．he made a man-made arm that could allow him to do things by himself

2. What do you think the Chinese meaning of the underlined word in the second paragraph is?

A．攻击

B．打击性的

C．令人惊讶的事

D．新闻

3. Angel Sanguino controls his artificial arm by moving________.

A．his neck

B．his head

C．his collarbone

D．the other hand

4. From the passage we can infer(推知)that________.

A．Angel’s new arm may not look nice

B．Angel could do everything with his new arm

C．Angel was speeding his car when the accident happened

D．Angel was in hospital for 3 months

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．A Brave Venezuelan Man

B．A Great Venezuelan Inventor

C．A Talented Electronics Technician

D．Venezuelan Man Builds His Own Prosthetic Arm

2 . People at a downtown coffee shop in Canada were having an ordinary Monday until a young man walked in, _________ a cup of coffee, and asked a question.

“He asked me, ‘How many coffees do you sell in a day?’” said store manager Joanne Averion. “Then he asked me to _________ 500 large coffees.”

“I asked him if he was going to drink all these coffees or was he going to give them to someone?” Averion said. “He said, ‘You have to give them to the next 500 _________ .’”

The _________ for the act of kindness is unknown. Averion said they questioned the young man, but he didn't say much and left quickly after paying the $859 bill. She said it was not until 8:00 a. m. Tuesday morning that they were able to _________ the 500 free coffees.

Customers were very _________ when they were told their coffee was free. Averion said some wondered why and others wouldn’t believe it. People have also been busily guessing the reason.

“We were thinking maybe he was so excited that he wanted to share his happiness, or maybe he won the lottery or _________ ,” Averion said. She added, “The store has seen people buy free coffees before, but _________ more than four or five cups.”

The store manager said, “It has truly nothing to do with us. I can _________ . We do have our own program called Random Cups of Kindness that we ran at some time of the year. But this has nothing to do with that! It’s surely an act of __________ .”

1.

A．suggested

B．asked

C．told

D．ordered

2.

A．fill

B．put

C．provide

D．pour

3.

A．assistants

B．customers

C．boys

D．women

4.

A．reason

B．excuse

C．purple

D．fact

5.

A．give off

B．give in

C．give up

D．give out

6.

A．excited

B．upset

C．sad

D．worried

7.

A．everything

B．something

C．somebody

D．anybody

8.

A．never

B．surely

C．almost

D．nearly

9.

A．explain

B．guess

C．promise

D．imagine

10.

A．award

B．attention

C．kindness

D．mystery

3 . —She is pleasant to work with!
—________. She is kind and humorous.

A．So she is

B．So is she

C．It’s the same with her

D．So it is with her

4 .

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1. What do these four travel advertisements have in common?

A．All the advertised trips cover the same period of time．

B．They all provide people with exact prices．

C．They are all about trips to Ireland．

D．Hotels as comfortable as your home are all guaranteed．

2. Mary loves exploring different cultures and is interested in language learning．Which of the   following may best satisfy her need?

A．Hidden Ireland Tour．

B．Irish Castles & Manors Tour．

C．Ireland Vacation Rentals．

D．Dreamy Escape Tour．

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the advertisements?

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5 . 请以“My Favorite Teacher”为题，写一篇不少于六句且60字以上的小作文。
要求：字迹工整，语言规范。
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6 . Visions Service Trip

Summer Volunteer Program for Teens

Be a teen without borders this summer! High-quality volunteer travel programs are for teens or middle school students who want to finish difficult projects and make long-term friendships. Through service work and cross-cultural living，Visions offers new ideas and deep learning while helping poor communities. Our evenings and weekends are kept for traveling around.English,Spanish and French language programs are in the U.S.,Caribbean, Central America,South America and Asia.

Dates:2-4 weeks' programs in July and August.

Destination	Language	Dates	Duration	Service Hours	Tuition
Dominican Republic	Spanish	06/30-07/20	21 days	70	＄4,950
Ecuador&Galapagos	Spanish	06/30-07/24	25 days	80	＄6,150
Peru	Spanish	06/30-07/24	25 days	80	＄5,650
Guadeloupe	French	07/01-07/25	25 days	80	＄5,950
Alaska	English	06/30-07/27	28 days	100	＄5,950
British Virgin Islands	English	06/30-07/09	10 days	40	＄3,250
Cambodia	English	07/20-08/09	21 days	70	＄4,950

Contact:Visions Service journeys 541 E.Babcock St.Bozeman,MT,59715.
Tel:406-551-4423
Email:info@VisionsServiceAdventures.com
Website:VisionsServiceAdventures.com
1. Why does Visions start the activity?

A．Because it wants to provide volunteering service.

B．Because it wants to give teens a chance to travel.

C．Because it wants to visit Caribbean.

D．Because it want to have fun.

2. How long will volunteers provide service in British Virgin Islands?

A．40 hours.

B．70 hours.

C．80 hours.

D．100

3. If you want to go to Guadeloupe to join this program,you need to pay

A．$4,950

B．$5,650

C．$5.950

D．$6150

7 . The journey of a hi-tech message in a bottle has revealed the damage of plastic (塑料) pollution — as it was tracked more than 1,700 miles in a few months.

British researchers put GPS and satellite tags in 25 plastic bottles, and left them to drift (漂流) in the river Ganges(恒河) and Bay of Bengal (孟加拉湾) in India. Using mobile phones and satellite networks, the team tracked the containers across the sea — with one crossing 1,768 miles in just 94 days.

They hope the tech could be a “powerful tool” for raising awareness and changing behaviour. “Our message in a bottle tag shows how far and how fast plastic pollution can move,” said lead author Dr Emily Duncan, of the University of Exeter. “This is a truly global issue, as a piece of plastic dropped in a river or ocean could soon be washed up on the other side of the world,” she said. “Bottles in the Ganges moved in stages and got stuck — but once at sea covered greater distances, following coastal currents before dispersing (扩散) more widely.”

The 500ml containers were made the size, shape and buoyancy (浮力) of one normal plastic drink bottle to copy the movement of real rubbish. And open source hardware was used for the electronics inside, meaning researchers can “copy, modify or improve the solution we presented to track other plastics,” the team said.

“This could be used to teach about plastic pollution in schools, with children able to see where their bottle goes,” said another researcher. “Data from these tags could feed into global models to give us a clearer picture of how plastic moves across the ocean and where it ends up.”

1. Why did the researchers put GPS and satellite tags in the bottles?

A．To learn the bottles’ travel route.

B．To measure the bottles’ drifting time.

C．To prevent the bottles from being lost.

D．To test the satellite network technology.

2. What can be inferred about plastic pollution according to Emily Duncan?

A．It has caused global concern.

B．It can’t be effectively monitored.

C．It spreads more quickly than expected.

D．It can be controlled in the early stage.

3. What can we know about the bottles used in the research?

A．They are full of real rubbish.	B．They are of the same shape.
C．They won’t get stuck at sea.	D．They have more buoyancy.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．The benefit of the research.	B．The findings of the team.
C．The tracks of the bottles.	D．The importance of data analysis.

8 . I’ve noticed that negative thinking is very common in our daily life. The latest example comes from my ________ with an unhappy woman. No matter what I said, she kept ________ that she could not be pleased and that her ________ had closed. I tried to help her see that if she looked only at the negative side of life, she would only harvest more ________.

Yet try as I might, I knew I couldn’t help her ________ her unhappiness. I began feeling ________ after thirty minutes of trying to help her. At the moment, I ________ heard a bird singing outside and was inspired to say, “It may be a ________ thing. Does the bird song bring you any joy?” Her ________ was surprising, “That’s not a small thing to me. I love to hear birds sing.”

For the first time in our conversation she ________ saying that she had nothing to be happy about. She didn’t say any more word. In her ________ I could tell that my message had finally worked.

I’ve found that negative thinking has roots in our ________. When we were little children, we have been taught how to criticize ourselves. ________, we often looked at ourselves in a negative way.

I think it is time to put the negative ________ behind us and encourage our children to remain optimistic and positive even in the most ________ conditions.

1.

A．activity

B．topic

C．talk

D．concern

2.

A．suggesting

B．complaining

C．wishing

D．hearing

3.

A．ears

B．eyes

C．mouth

D．heart

4.

A．happiness

B．sadness

C．fear

D．peace

5.

A．think about

B．look at

C．lead to

D．get over

6.

A．calm

B．hopeless

C．relaxed

D．nervous

7.

A．suddenly

B．unfortunately

C．eventually

D．occasionally

8.

A．special

B．bad

C．embarrassing

D．little

9.

A．feeling

B．response

C．purpose

D．behavior

10.

A．stopped

B．began

C．continued

D．forgot

11.

A．excitement

B．mistake

C．silence

D．decision

12.

A．regret

B．childhood

C．reaction

D．opinion

13.

A．At the most

B．After all

C．As a result

D．In fact

14.

A．life

B．history

C．record

D．teaching

15.

A．unpleasant

B．amusing

C．comfortable

D．unchallenging

9 . 现实中，大到自然环境和社会环境，小到个人生活和学习，变化无处不 在，面对变化,唯有积极适应,才能有所进步和收获。
某英文网站正在开展以“适应变化”为主题的征文活动，假如你是李华. 请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你生活中的一个变化，你是如何应对这个变 化的，以及有什么收获。短文词数80左右。
There are many changes in a person's life.
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10 . Arun Kumar Bajaj has a very unusual skill — he can paint with a sewing machine. Technically, it’s embroidering, not painting, but his artworks are so detailed that they can pass as paintings to the untrained eyes. And the fact that he does it all with a sewing machine just makes that much more impressive.

Arun was really good at drawing and painting while growing up and dreamed of becoming a famous painter, but his father died suddenly 15 years ago, which destroyed his plans and forced him to give up school in order to run the family business. His father was a tailor and he became one too, but he didn’t let the artist in him die. He started “painting” with a needle and thread, but instead of using his hands, he decided on a rather unusual tool — the sewing machine. It took him a while to master this unique art form, but today he is recognized as the world’s only sewing machine artist. His works become very popular both in India and abroad. It’s easy to see why, just by looking at them, but what really makes his embroideries special is the tool he uses.

“You need to be very careful because once you’ve stitched the cloth, there’s no way you can repair it,” Arun said. “It’s all done in a single layer to give the painting a neat look.”

Some of Arun’s most impressive works include a 4×2 feet painting of the court of Ranjit Singh which took the artist over a year to finish. Arun runs a tailoring business in the Adalat Bazar of Patiala, but he devotes a lot of his time to his artistic dream as well.

1. Why do Arun’s paintings leave a deep impression on people?

A．They have rich contents.	B．They take many years to finish.
C．They give people a sense of satisfaction.	D．They are finished with a sewing machine.

2. What made Arun give up his former plans?

A．His father’s sudden death.	B．His families’ encouragement.
C．His love for drawing and painting.	D．His position in his family business.

3. What can we infer about Arun’s work?

A．It includes painting repair work.	B．It requires the use of special cloth.
C．It needs to be done with great care.	D．It involves keeping handwriting neat.

4. What’s the text mainly about?

A．Arun’s wonderful life journey.	B．Arun’s most impressive works.
C．An expert good at embroidering and sewing.	D．The world’s only sewing machine painter.